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VERMEIL over STERLING SILVER PENDANT with an ASMAT PAPUA TRIBAL SHIELD MOTHER-of-PEARL CARVING
Item #	:	183 16405
Type of jewelry	:	Pendant with an ethnic Asmat Papua Tribal Ancestor Shield multicolor Mother-of-Pearl shell carving and a handmade 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver setting.
The Collection	:	The TRIBAL ART COLLECTION The ethnic people of Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Papua, and other distant areas), Africa, Oceania (Australia, South Pacific & New Zealand), and the cultures of South America Pre-Columbian are celebrated in our new "Tribal Art Collection." Based on traditional motive, our Balinese carvers create these stunning pieces of art. We are honored to work with these talented artisans. Each item is painstakingly hand-carved one at a time. As a result, each item is unique. We are confident that you will enjoy using and wearing our carvings as much as we did craft them.
Design	:	A beautiful ETHNIC ASMAT PAPUA TRIBAL ANCESTOR SHIELD pendant from our Tribal Art Collection. Each piece is hand-carved one by one by master-craftsmen and therefore the design may vary slightly. This makes each carving a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
The Asmat of Papua	:	The ASMAT of PAPUA The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the province of South Papua, Indonesia. The Asmat inhabit a region on the island's southwestern coast bordering the Arafura Sea, with lands totalling approximately 18,000 km2 (7,336 mi2) and consisting of mangrove, tidal swamp, freshwater swamp, and lowland rainforest. The land of Asmat is located both within and adjacent to Lorentz National Park, a World Heritage Site, the largest protected area in the Asia-Pacific region. The total Asmat population is estimated to be around 110.000 as of 2020. The term "Asmat" is used to refer both to the people and the region they inhabit. The Asmat have one of the most well-known woodcarving traditions in the Pacific, and their art is sought by collectors worldwide.
Indonesian Ethnic Art	:	INDONESIAN ETHNIC ART It is quite difficult to define Indonesian art, since the country is immensely diverse. The sprawling archipelago nation consists of 17.000 islands. Around 922 of those permanently inhabited, by over 1,300 ethnic groups, which speak more than 700 living languages. Indonesia also has experienced a long history, with each period leaves distinctive art. From prehistoric cave paintings and megalithic ancestral statues of Central Sulawesi, tribal wooden carving traditions of Toraja and Asmat people, graceful Hindu-Buddhist art of classical Javanese civilization which produced Borobudur and Prambanan, vivid Balinese paintings and performing arts, to contemporary arts of modern Indonesian artists. Both Indonesian diversity and history add to the complexity of defining and identifying what is Indonesian art. The art of wood carving is quite well-developed in Indonesia. Other than tribal art woodcarvings of Asmat, Dayak, Nias, and Toraja area is well known for its refined wood carving culture; they are Jepara in Central Java, and Bali.
Material	:	Golden yellow & bronze Mother-of-Pearl shell, with a genuine 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver setting.
Amount	:	1 (one) piece * All photos are taken from the actual item *
Plating	:	18K Gold Vermeil ~ very thick and durable 3-microns yellow Gold-plated over solid 925 Sterling Silver
Total weight	:	approx. 13.96 grams
Dimension	:	Total length including bail: approx. 59.05 mm = 2.32 inches Length of pendant without bail: approx. 46.51 mm Width: approx. 24.71 mm Thickness: approx. 5.25 mm This solid 925 Sterling Silver pendant is handmade; the size may vary +/- 1%.
Size of bail	:	Inside dimensions of the pendant bail are approx. 7.90 x 6.90 mm ~ it will fit a chain, cord or rope with a diameter of approx. 6.80 mm
Color	:	Golden yellow, iridescent bronze & gold
Origin of silver work	:	Handmade in Bali by our in-house Balinese silversmiths
Origin of shell	:	We buy all our Mother-of-Pearl shell and Oyster shell material directly from the pearl farms (aqua culture) off the coast of the Island of Sumbawa. This shell carving is handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
Hand-carving	:	Our shell carvings are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item. This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art. We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell carvings as much as we enjoyed making them.
Type of shells	:	Golden Mother-of-Pearl shell – Pinctada maxima Mother-of-Pearl is produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk ~ the South Sea pearl oyster. They are currently cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, primarily in Indonesia, Australia and the Philippines. These waters are the native habitat of a large oyster known as Pinctada maxima. This oyster grows up to 12 inches in diameter and much larger than other saltwater oysters There are two varieties of Pinctada maxima, the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. The two are distinguished by their distinct coloration of the outer edge of the interior. This type of shell is known as mother-of-pearl, and is responsible for the coloration of the cultured pearls produced, therefore the name. Bronze Mother-of-Pearl – Pteria Penguin ~ Penguin Winged Oyster Pteria is a genus of winged oyster closely related to Pinctada that also produces commercial quantities of pearls. Winged oysters are edible but unpalatable, and seldom produce precious pearls. It is a tropical species, with pearly interiors and long, wing-like projections of the hinge, have fragile shells. Winged oysters are found naturally on rocks and coral near channels and capes where the current runs fast and they attach themselves to the ocean bottom and to wharf pilings. Pteria Penguin is a major source of Mabe Pearl production. The Black Winged Oyster, Pteria Penguin that grows up to 20-30 cm in diameter is also called “the penguin wing oyster” from its shape like a wing. They commonly display a silver color under the oyster muscle with a rich mauve, gold banding towards the black/brown outer-lip. The Black Winged Oyster produces brilliant nacre with a rainbow-like spectrum of hues and possesses a uniquely penetrating brilliance, with hues ranging from light pink through deep "rainbow". Sometimes the pearls have gold or other hues of high rarity. This rich variety of lustrous hues combines with nacreous layers of a rarely seen fineness of texture to give this pearl. The Black Winged Pearl Oyster can be found in the east to the western tropical Pacific and from the southern islands of Japan in the north to the southern waters of Australia and Indonesia.
Hallmark stamp	:	This pendant is hallmark stamped 925 on the bail.
What is Gold Vermeil?	:	VERMEIL, which is pronounced "vehr-MAY," is 925 Sterling Silver with is plated with Gold. Vermeil is a combination of Sterling Silver and Gold commonly used as a component in jewelry. A typical example is Sterling Silver coated with 18K or 24K Gold. To be considered VERMEIL, the gold must be at least 10 karats (42%) and be at least 2.5 micrometers thick. In the US and various other countries, Sterling Silver covered first with a base metal (such as nickel) and then plated with Gold cannot be sold as vermeil without disclosing that it contains base metal. The word "VERMEIL" is a French word which came into use in the English language, mostly in America, in the 19th century as an alternative for the usual term silver-gilt. Vermeil can be produced by either fire-gilding or electrolysis. The original fire-gilding process was developed in France in the mid-18th century; however, France later banned the production of vermeil because over time artisans developed blindness due to mercury involved in the process. Today, VERMEIL is produced by electrolysis which is much safer than fire gilding yet produces a very similar result The White House has a collection of vermeil tableware kept on display (when not in use) in the Vermeil Room. The Code of Federal Regulations 16, Part 23.5 defines Vermeil: "An industry product may be described or marked as 'vermeil' if it consists of a base of Sterling Silver coated or plated on all significant surfaces with Gold or Gold alloy of not less than 10 karat fineness, that is of substantial thickness and a minimum thickness throughout equivalent to two and one half (2 ½) microns (or approximately 1/10000ths of an inch) of fine Gold." Less than 2.5 microns is NOT Vermeil and is considered as simple Gold plating only. Vermeil Jewelry Vermeil is a more expensive version of Gold plated jewelry. It consists of a 925 Sterling Silver base that is coated or plated with Gold. And again, if the longest lifespan is in the first place for you, your option is VERMEIL Vermeil is much more durable than simple very thin gold plating. No wonder that the price is also high. Gold plated jewelry Gold plating is the term used to describe the process of plating jewelry made of either precious (silver) or non-precious base metal (zinc, nickel, copper) with a thin layer of gold, which is depositing there by electrochemical methods. As it was said the layer is very thin and thus easy to scratch. It also naturally wears thin with time, exposing the metal below.
Remarks	:	Our 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver jewelry are absolutely marvelous and made with exceptional detail. The condition is new and excellent. Don’t miss the opportunity to own this magnificent pendant

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