7.5MM DELUZE CARVED NATURAL GUATEMALAN OLMEC BLUE JADEITE HAWAIIAN TIKI PENDANT

Description: NOTES: Item's Picture/s Enlarged and/or Zoomed-In Close to Show the Fine Details. All Original Designs Copyrighted by Dennis DeLuze. Tiki Designs Are Patented. - Design: Small Hawaiian/Polynesian Tiki; 3-Dimensional Whole-Shape Design, 100% Hand-Carved Design, Unique One-Off Original Reproductions, Master Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved, Rare Guatemalan Olmec Blue Jadeite, Unisex Design, Flat-Rounded/Angled/Curved Surfaces, Vertical Shaped, Surface Polished Finish. - Color/s: Natural Olmec Blue (Light Greenish-Blue with Natural Inclusions and Tiny Speckled Flakes of Pure Silver and/or Platinum (Visible with a 15X Loupe). - Measures: Overall Approx. 5/16" Widest (Facing Front Side to Side) X Just Under 1/2" Deep (Front to Back) X Just Over 1.0" Long (Top to Bottom) Incl. Side-Drilled Bail; 2.5mm Wide X 4mm Long Side-Drilled Bail Opening. - Size: N/A, Chains Sold Separately. - Weight: Approx. 5.3 grams Total. - Features: This Rare and Detailed, Master Hand-Carved Hawaiian-Designed Jadeite Pendant is Crafted With a Surface Polished Background. This Labor-Intensive Creation of Lapidary Art Features the Ku'una Pohaku Tiki o Mama'o me Pounamu (Traditional Hawai'ian Tiki Carving Pendant Made From Green Jadeite) Pattern. The Carving is Unique to Each Piece of Hand-Selected (Unshaped) Material Used. This Polynesian Creation is Entirely Hand-Cut, Hand-Shaped, Hand-Carved, and Hand-Polished From Scratch Into a Traditional Ancient Hawaiian Design Using a Single Piece of Rare, Guatemalan Natural Olmec Blue Jadeite.- Purchase Assurance of Quality: These Tiki Pendants Were Intricately Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved, Using Natural (Untreated) Guatemalan Olmec Blue Jadeite Material. As Every Hand-Created Work-of-Art Piece is Unique to the Next, Each is a One-of-a-Kind Design To Enjoy For Your Very Own! There Are Unique Variations in the Overall Hand-Carved Shape, Detailing, and Thickness and Distinct Differences in the Overall Natural Jadeite's Background Tones, Colors, Internal and External Inclusions, and Patterns, Which Are Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture/s. The Item's Pictures Display All the Similar Appearance and Characteristics Provided With Each Pendant Purchased. Master Hand-Carved in Hawaii. Item's Picture/s Enlarged and/or Zoomed-In Close to Show the Fine Details; The Actual Item/s in This Listing, Including All Physical Characteristic Traits, Will Be Smaller Than Pictured. The Item/s Actual Size is Based Only From The Approximate Measurements Provided in Listing and Not From Any Listing's Pictures. Color/s Displayed May Slightly Vary From Actual Color/s Due to Your Computer Monitor and Resolution Settings or Phone’s Display Screen. Item's Photos Are Taken With Various Lighting Methods (Spot Lights, Lighted Photo Box, Camera Flash/No Flash, and Low Lighting) to Capture the Design's Details and/or Illuminate Certain Gemstones. Please Understand We Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as We Are Not the Individuals Delivering Your Package. All Express Deliveries From Hawaii Are 2-Days Guaranteed by USPS, Not Overnight. Please Feel Free to Contact Us With Any Questions. Live Aloha! FLAT RATE COMBINED SHIPPING/CHECKOUT (Unlimited Items): Unless Otherwise Noted, We Offer a Cost-Effective, Single FLAT RATE Combined Shipping For Unlimited Quantities Purchased. If You Are Purchasing Multiple Items, Please Place Each Item Into Your Shopping Cart (Add to Cart) Before Checking Out. When Done Shopping, Click On Your Cart to Combine Your Items Into One Invoice With One Flat Rate Shipping Charge. Please Do Not Complete a Checkout Payment For Each Individual Item Separately as Seller is Charged a Fee On Each Order's Total Price, Including Shipping! If Multiple, Separately Paid Orders Are Received From Same Buyer's ID, Seller Reserves the Right to Use Extra Shipping Charges Paid to Combine the Items and Upgrade (Expedite) the Order's Delivery Method, and No Refunds Will Be Offered. If Your Multiple Item Order Does Not Combine Into One Flat Rate Shipping Invoice, Please Contact Seller and Request Seller to Create Your Combined Invoice Before You Complete Any Payment. One Gift Box Total is Included in Every Single-Item, Multiple-Item, or Seller Combined Free Shipping Order. Mahalo (Thank you) For Your Purchase! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. - Master Carver: Dennis DeLuze Was a Gifted Master Kahuna Kalai (Hawaiian Carving Expert) in Jade and Other Natural Materials, Sculpture, and a Gemstone Cutter. Dennis Resided on O'ahu, Hawai'i, Where He Passed Away in April 2015. He Was Well Known For Once Carving Jade and Other Natural Materials For the Original Ming’s of Honolulu During the 1960s-1990s, Where he Honed His Skills During Those Many Years. He Also Provided His Technical Expertise For the Newly and Recently Resumed Ming's of Hawaii. Dennis Used Numerous Natural Materials in His Carvings as Well as the Very Tough and Dense Olmec Blue and Black Jades From Guatemala. Whether Taking 4-5 hours to Create a Natural Materials Makau (Fish Hook) or Several Hours Taken Just to Intricately Drill the Bail Hole For a Large Black Jade Piece, Each Hand-Carved Work-of-Art Was Painstakingly and Patiently Persevered Until Completion. As a Master Carver, Dennis Applied For Patents on His Unique Designs. All of His Creations Were Uniquely Hawaiian by Nature, Some With a Sense of Humor From His “Dead Fish” Design, to Others Being Highly Desired Including All of His Makau Fish Hook Shapes, Poi Pounders and His Patented Palaoa and Tiki Designs. With Each Hand-Carved Piece, He Created Simply Amazing Works-of-Art. Each and Every Piece Was 100% Unique in its Own Right; Not Mass-Produced. His Works Reflected the Passion and Love He Had as a Well-Renowned Local Hawaiian Master Carver. Aside From Being Humble and a Great Human Being, He Was Also a Teacher Who Provided Background Information on Each and Every Design. His Unyielding Passion For Carving Was Mesmerizing to Viewers, Both Alluring and Surreal. I Hope You Will Enjoy One or More of His Mini-Masterpieces Created With Mana (Divine Power) and the Inherent Traits of His Skills and Training. I Personally Love and Appreciate All the Special Symbolism Associated to the Pieces He Created.- About Guatemalan Jadeite: Guatemalan jade is jadeite. The Jadeite is formed by enormous pressures at low temperatures; Guatemala sits over the subduction zone of the Cocos plate, with the North American plate grinding along the Caribbean plate at the Motagua fault. Nephrite does not exist in Mesoamerica or Central America. On the Mohs scale of hardness, most Guatemalan jades reach a hardness of 7.0, with the Olmec Blue and Black jade varieties slightly exceeding just over 7.0. Until recently, serious gem and jewelry collectors and buyers looked to Asia for the purchase of fine jadeite. The southern area of Sierra de la Minas (Mountain Range of the Mines) is known for its rich deposits of jadeite, marble, serpentine, and other minerals. Smaller deposits of jadeite have been rediscovered sporadically in the last 50 years, until recently, when a major source was identified. It was not until the 180 mph winds of hurricane Mitch stormed the region in 1998 that jadeite was again uncovered in substantial quantities throughout the area. Fine jadeite material in natural colors ranging from a bright, intense green to soft lilac, blue, pink, white, yellow, and black is available from Guatemala. Although jadeite occurs in several locales around the world, Guatemala has been the least-known as a producer of this material. Known sources of jadeite world-wide are relatively limited. Jade use in Mesoamerica was largely influenced by the conceptualization of the material as a rare and valued commodity among pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Olmec, the Maya, and the various groups in the Valley of Mexico. The only source from which the indigenous cultures could obtain jade was located in the Motagua River valley in Guatemala. Jade was largely an elite good that was highly symbolic and used in the performance of ideological rituals. It was often worked or carved in a variety of ways, either as ornamental stones, a medium upon which hieroglyphs were inscribed, or shaped into figurines, symbolic weapons, and other objects. To date, the only documented source of jadeite in Mesoamerica is in the lowland Motagua River valley. Research conducted by Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the 1970s identified several ancient mines and alluvial sources in the mountainous areas flanking the river valley (up to an elevation of 6,000 feet). Several of the mines are connected by ancient dry-laid stone paths. From the Motagua River valley, jade was traded throughout Mesoamerica, reaching areas as distant as the Valley of Mexico and Costa Rica.- About Guatemalan Olmec Blue Jadeite: Jadeite from the Motagua Valley, Guatemala, was used by the Olmec and Maya peoples, as well as the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica. Typically, the most highly valued colors of jadeite are the most intensely green, translucent varieties, though traditionally white has been considered the most valuable of the jades by the Chinese, known for their carefully crafted jade pieces. Other colors, like "Olmec blue" jade, which is characterized by its deep blue-green, translucent hue with white flecking, are also becoming more highly valued because of its unique beauty and historical use by the Mesoamerican Olmec; however, this variety was only recently rediscovered and is only being minimally exploited by native Guatemalans. It is thus difficult to obtain and as yet too rare and little known. If history does indeed repeat itself, then you may consider stocking up on this one-time "stone of royalty" to the Aztecs. To them, it was worth more than gold. The “Olmec Blue” jade owes its unique color to the presence of iron and titanium, while the more typical green jade’s color is due to the varying presence of sodium, aluminum, iron, and chromium. Translucence can vary as well, with specimens ranging form nearly clear to completely opaque. The aesthetic and religious significance of the various colors remains a source of controversy and speculation. The bright green varieties may have been identified with the young Maize god, but the Olmec fascination with the unique blue jade of Guatemala, and its role in their rituals involving water sources remains a mystery. No heat treatments or other enhancements are used in the Guatemalan jadeite, it is 100% natural and not enhanced in any way. For jade being mined in Guatemala, it comes as no surprise to researching geologists and archaeologists who have long believed that all the native Central American ancient cultures of the Olmec, Toltec, Mixtec, Zapotec, Aztec, and Maya got their jadeite from Guatemala.

Price: 115 USD

Location: Mililani, Hawaii

End Time: 2023-12-30T10:49:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD