Rare Gauguin Era Tuamotu/tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find used, new for sale

Rare Gauguin Era Tuamotu/tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find For Sale

RARE Gauguin Era Tuamotu/Tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find

Fresh Estate Find! This Tahitian Turrid Shell necklace was of the Gauguin Era in Tahiti, turn of the century - late 19th Century to early 20th Century. Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Tahitian Turridae shells are intricately strung throughout. Please note the images in the sale - there are areas without shells and with loose shells. An absolutely stunning piece of old Tahitian Tuamotuan work!

About Tuamotu theTuamotu Archipelago(French:Îles Tuamotu, officiallyArchipel des Tuamotu) are a chain Polynesia. They form the largest chain of atolls in the world, spanning an area of thePacific Oceanroughly the size ofWestern Europe. The Tuamotu islands were originally settled byPolynesianswho share a commoncultureandlanguage. The island were originally called by the Tahitians of Tahiti as thePaumotus, which means the "Subservient Islands", until a delegation from the island convinced the French authorities to change it toTuamotus, which means the "Distant Islands". "

Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century

Interior Length 22", Exterior Length 27"

Width 3/4", Circumference 2 1/2"

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Rare Gauguin Era Tuamotu/tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find For Sale

Rare Gauguin Era Tuamotu/tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find: $162

Rare Gauguin Era Tuamotu/tahiti Turrid Shell Necklace - Fresh Hawaii Estate Find:
$162