Spiny Oyster Shell is all the rage in western jewelry - always has been. That pop of color in many Native American pieces is often Spiny Oyster.
Classic, Chili Red Ring - this color just comes alive in this minimal, .925 Sterling Silver, East-West Oval Spiny Oyster Shell Ring Design. All .925 Sterling Silver Ring, if you love the warm burnt orange or chinese red of Spiny Oyster Shell, the dynamic shape enhances the depth of color here in this modern sterling silver ring design. All traditional Silversmithing techniques done in our Baltimore, MD studio
Spiny Oyster Shell - 8x22mm
Ring Top measures 11x15mm
All .925 Sterling Silver
Spiny Oyster was used by Native American artists to make inlays in fine jewelry. It comes from the shell of the bivalve mollusk, Spondylus varius. Like many other bivalve mollusks, the soft, meaty interior of Spondylus is edible, so the Spiny Oyster’s valued for its hard, outer shell as well as its interior meat. Despite its name, the Spiny Oyster’s much more closely related to the scallop than to the true oyster.
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Materials: 925 sterling silver, Spiny Oyster.