I love this lariat necklace...and if it doesn’t sell quickly, I’m keeping it. What a way to sell?!
I’ll warn you right off, it’s heavy. We designed the lariat necklace with creamy Mother of Pearl stones and faceted black Onyx
gemstones, pearl Swarovski crystals, and rhodium silver beads. Right above the tassels is sterling silver chain with two gorgeous
handcrafted lampwork beads, a perfect match for the Mother of Pearl and Onyx beads. This lariat necklace is designed to be worn
long and loose. Imagine wearing this handmade beaded jewelry necklace with a black turtle neck sweater and black pants, or.....
use your own imagination, Girlie Girls have plenty of that. The lariat necklace is 34" long + approx. 5" of tassels.
Hurry and make the purchase because it’s a one of a kind jewelry design and this Girlie Girl may just keep your Black and White Lariat Necklace.
Onyx is a striped, semiprecious variety of agate, with white, black, brown or red alternating bands. It is different from regular
agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. Black Onyx is known to occur naturally in black;
however, it is almost always dyed to achieve a more uniform color. It is also often subjected to high temperatures to enhance
the richness of its color.
Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word onux, which means fingernail. The
story is that one day a playful Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. He left the
clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of the heavenly body would ever perish. True,
black isn't normally the color one associates with fingernails. But in Greek times, almost all colors of chalcedony from fingernail
white to dark brown and black were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to black and dark brown colors only.
The ancient Greeks and Romans used onyx for cameos and intaglios, and in India, onyx was worn for protecting against the evil eye
and also for cooling ardor (it was believed that onyx provoked discord and separated lovers). In the Middle East, onyx was used
as a worry stone because people believed the gemstone absorbed negative energy… a belief that may have been produced by the Chinese
miners who feared it and pulled the material out of the mine to immediately sell outside the country.
Onyx is purported to help eliminate apathy, stress and neurological disorders, eliminate negative thinking, and sharpen the wits
of the wearer. It is used to change habits, in addition to helping concentration levels and aiding absentmindedness. Some think
it makes the wearer more eloquent, and thus it is worn for public speaking.
The main sources of onyx are India and South America, but it is also found in China, Madagascar, Mexico and the U.S.A.
Mother of Pearl is Narce, which is the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some
salt-water mollusks. Like pearls it is a secretion of the mantle, composed of alternate layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin.
Among the chief sources are the pearl oyster, found in warm and tropical seas, chiefly in Asia; freshwater pearl mussels, which live
in many rivers of the United States, Europe, and Asia; and the abalone of California, Japan, and other Pacific regions.
Throughout history, certain cultures have placed little or no value on pearls and have focused instead on luminescent mother-of-pearl
from mollusk shells. Before the 19th century, Japanese shell divers who found pearls apparently did not bother to keep them.
Polynesian children are said at one time to have used pearls as marbles. These and other peoples harvested pearl oysters for
their shells, using the mother-of-pearl for decoration. Abalone was also popular with many groups, including those in the Americas.
Mother of pearl was extensively used in Europe for buttons, knife handles, jewelry trinkets and artifacts.
Lore
In china, mother of pearl has been prescribed over thousands of years. It is used for heart palpitations, dizziness, and high blood
pressure. In the Peruvian Andes, powdered mother of pearl is sold in the markets to promote healing of wounds. In Vietnam, the flat
shell of the Abalone, with its iridescent inside, is powdered and taken orally to improve vision. And let us not forget Venus, Goddess
of the Sea, is believed to have emerged from the sea in a giant scallop shell.
Metaphysical
Mother of pearl helps to stimulate intuition, sensitivity, imagination, and adaptability. It helps with clarity in decision-making.
It signifies faith, charity, and innocence, enhances personal integrity, and helps to provide focus to ones attention. It has
traditionally been used to strengthen the environment and bring greater purity to the atmosphere. Mother of pearl is particularly
protective. It can help protect against irritants, helping us to wash away negativity that is not ours. It transmutes negative energy,
and it is symbolic of the white, healing light of the universe.
Metaphysical and healing lore information is for inspirational and entertainment purposes only. Please see a healthcare professional for
help with any ailments you are experiencing.
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