This Cook Islands Mother of Pearl Shell Stingray Pendant is from our Cook Islands Maori collection.

The Pearl Shell comes from the Black-lip Mother Of Pearl Oyster Shell, the oysters from which the famous Cook Islands Black Pearls are collected.

All our Cook Islands MOP Pendants are hand-carved in the Cook Islands (Rarotonga), by Cook Islands Maori.  Each shell is different, so each carving is slightly different, as you will see from the photo below.  But each is beautiful in its own way.

In the case of the Stingray pendant, the outer black shell coating is left on in the middle section of the carving, making a wonderful contrast with the fin sections.

Stingray are spiritually significant to the Maori because they represent the sea, an important food source.

The MOP Stingray Pendant measures approximately 2 3/4" long and comes on a 30" black cord.