African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Wedding Jewellery 10018

African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Wedding Jewellery.

Aamir Mannan.

In Zambia pottery production has almost ceased to exist and  wedding fashion gold Jewelry and has been replaced with sheet metal and plastic, materials that don't have the attraction of an earthenware jar, but are more durable and less expensive.

Ukraine Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery 173

Ukraine Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.
South Sea Pearl Quality Evaluation

Because of their rarity, tremendous size, and silky lustre, South Sea pearls command premium prices, and are coveted by jewelry aficionados.Gem quality South Sea pearls are extremely rare for two important reasons: one is that the Pinctada maxima oyster used to cultivate them is a wild species -- one can never be certain how many will be available for cultivation. The second reason rests in the pearl's long cultivation period -- any pearl is more likely to become flawed the longer it's left in the oyster, and therefore, large, round, unflawed pearls are always extremely rare.

Uganda Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery 172

Uganda Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

South Sea Pearl Processing

Fine South Sea cultured pearls look exactly like natural pearls. One can only tell the difference by examining them by x-ray. Therefore, most South Sea pearls are not treated, dyed or enhanced in any way. Only cleaning and slight polishing are needed to bring out their natural beauty and glow.

Tuvalu Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery 171

Tuvalu Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

South Sea Pearl Harvesting

Because of their long, 2-to-3 year cultivation period, South Sea pearls develop an exceptionally thick coating of nacre -- from 2 to 6 millimeters -- perhaps the thickest of all saltwater cultured pearl varieties. When extracting South Sea pearls from their oysters, technicians take special care not damage them. If the oyster is healthy, another nucleus is placed inside -- a process that may be repeated up to 4 times for a single oyster.

Turks and Caicos Islands Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery 170

Turks and Caicos Islands Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Pearl-farm divers go 10 to 80 meters deep in search of healthy and only mature oysters for growing South Sea pearls. Though most South Sea pearl-oyster divers today use modern scuba equipment, in the Philippines, oysters are still routinely collected by "free-divers" who use no equipment at all. Some South Sea pearling operations employ pearling ships, unique to South Sea pearl cultivation. Nucleated South Sea pearl oysters are nurtured in isolated bays of the purest water, far distant from industrial areas. After 3 or 4 months, each oyster is x-rayed to confirm that its nucleus has not been rejected. Oysters with nuclei still inside are returned to the water to continue cultivation, a period that lasts 2 to 3 years.

Turkmenistan Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery 169

Turkmenistan Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.
South Sea Pearl Cultivation

South Sea Pearls form in the "White Lipped" oyster Pinctada maxima. Because most South Sea pearls are cultivated from these wild, hand-picked oysters, strict quotas have been established to prevent their depletion.

Turkey Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Fashion Jewellery 168

 Turkey Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

It was in the early part of the 20th century, when pearl-culturing technology arrived from Japan, that pearl cultivation operations began appearing in the South Pacific, in the countries known for it today. Yet, it wasn’t until the 1950’s when South Sea pearl farms began producing harvests of commercial value.In the decades to follow, however, the number of pearl farms grew to where South Sea pearls were ready to make their splash in the cultured pearl market. Recently, in the mid-1990’s, South Sea pearls became available in quantities large enough to meet the needs of prestige retailers around the world. Today, in terms of dollar value, South Sea pearls compose about 10 percent of the saltwater cultured pearl market.

African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Jewellery 10017

African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Jewellery.

Aamir Mannan.
African folk art consists of a host of items, which include pottery, metal objects, toys, toys, textiles, masks and jewelry and wooden sculptures. Pottery is produced across the continent in huge numbers, mostly for functional usage.

African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Jewellery 10016

African New Fashion 2015 Girl Bridal Gold Jewellery.

Aamir Mannan.

Wooden masks depicting humans or animals are commonly found in West Africa. Originally ceremonial masks were used for celebrations, initiations and in preparation for war. The masks would be worn vertically to cover the face, on top of the head as helmets, or placed as a crest resting on the head, and covered in material, to form a disguise. The mask ceremony has a dancer apparently in a trance, communicating with his ancestors.

Most African masks are made of wood, and some are decorated with ivory, semi-precious stones, animal hair and plant fibers.

Tunisia Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Fashion Jewellery 167

Tunisia Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Fashion Jewellery. 

By Aamir Mannan.

These ancient people used oyster shells, and the pearls found within them, not only as decorative elements in their tribal costumes, but traded them for food and tools. In fact, native peoples did the same throughout the South Pacific, wherever the oyster that produces South Sea pearls was found. But it wasn’t until the 16th and 17th centuries, after European explorers arrived in the South Pacific, that these unique pearls developed a global demand. So much so, that the Western World’s voracious appetite caused South Sea pearl-producing oysters to be harvested nearly to the point of extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the turn of the 20th century, over 400 sailboats dedicated to pearl diving and shell-collection were operating in Australia alone, and over 3,500 hard-hat divers were employed, to gather shells for mother-of-pearl buttons and inlay, and of course, South Sea natural pearls.