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SHIPPING R35.00
HAND CARVED, IVORY NECKLACE
PIKAKE CARVED BEADS. THE PIKAKE FLOWER IS A DELICATE, EXQUISITE, FRAGRANT WHITE FLOWER FOUND IN HAWAII, AND A POPULAR MOTIF IN IVORY, THE BEADS RESEMBLE THE BLOSSOMS BEFORE THEY HAVE OPENED. THIS PLANT IS USED TO FLAVOUR JASMINE TEA AND THE MAKING OF PERFUMES.
THIS BEAUTIFUL, HAND CARVED, IVORY PIKAKE NECKLACE, WAS POPULAR IN THE 1940s AND " GUMPS " MANUFACTURED THE VERY BEST EXAMPLES OF THESE CARVED PRE - BAN IVORY PIECES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SUBJECT AND SUSPECT THIS COULD BE A " GUMPS " ITEM. THERE IS PLENTY OF INFORMATION ON GOOGLE IF YOU WISH TO FIND OUT MORE AND COMPARE PRICES. THIS NECKLACE IS 78cm LONG, CONSISTS OF 46 BEADS AND WEIGHS 150gr. EACH BEAD IS 17mm LONG AND ONLY ONE HAS DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF A CHIP TO THE TIP OF A BUD.
PERFECTLY CARVED, SCREW IN CLASP.