Spiny Oyster Shell Jewelry Four Corners USA Online

Posted by Four Corners USA OnLine on 18th Apr 2014

Spiny Oyster Shell has been used in Southwest Native American Jewelry for hundreds of years. Brought inland by the west coast indigenous people and used as a trade currency.

Spiny Oyster Shell Jewelry is so incredibly diverse as the colors vary and include many variations of Bright Orange, Deep Red and Deep Purple.

From Wikipedia:

"Spondylus is a genus of bivalve molluscs, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. As well as being the systematic or scientific name, Spondylus is also the most often used common name for these animals, though they are also known as thorny oysters or spiny oysters."

Glorious Spiny Oyster Shell is so popular in American Indian Jewelry and does compliment Turquoise beautifully but the colors so remind me of brilliant Sunsets!

Truly one of the most versatile pieces of Jewelry in your arsenal as the color is complimentary to any Seasonal Wardrobe and Eye, Skin, Hair tones (lets not forget our Tennessee Volunteer fans who could not get enough bright Orange Spiny Oyster Jewelry whenever we participated in shows there).

Superb rich color in this deep Purple Spiny Oyster Shell Earrings and Necklace Sterling Silver Jewelry Set by Native American Indian Navajo Samantha Tso.

Spiny Oyster Shell can offer a smooth highly polished finish as in the Red and Orange Post Earrings above or this Purple Shell Jewelry Set to the left as well as a more natural rough finish as in the Orange Spiny Pendant below.

We offer a wonderful array of colors in our Spiny Oyster Shell Jewelry Collection including our newest Treasure that ties it all together! Oh so gorgeous Spiny Oyster Inlay Band Rings in solid color as well as Multi Color! (please excuse the dark marks in the images as the Shell and Silver is so highly polished it picked up reflection from my lens)

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