Hedgehog

Clay Hedgehog on strand of vintage pukka shell. The real kind, found on the beach, not the manufactured kind they have now.

Naturally-formed rounded cone shell fragments suitable to be used as beads are hard to find in large quantities, so true puka jewelry, formed entirely naturally, is now uncommon. These are true Puka.

Puka shells are found in Hawaii – the Hawaiian word puka translates to hole, in reference to the hole that naturally forms in the shells. These naturally forming holes have made the stringing of these shells for the use of jewelry very easy.

It is said that the shells were thought to provide protection to sailors. Finding a Puka shell is also seen as good luck, with the more symmetrical the shell, the better your luck would be.

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