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Golden Hour — one-of-a-kind cowrie shell bolo tie, handmade in Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
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Golden Hour

$145

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An amber-mottled shell that catches light like late afternoon, on dark pink cord with brass tips. The hour photographers chase.

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ClosureMetal slide clasp (back of slide)
ShellCowrie Shell
OriginKailua-Kona, HI
FinishingCleaned, tumbled & hand-polished
SizeVaries, roughly 30 × 25 mm to 50 × 40 mm
CordDark pink braided leather, roughly 36–40″ adjustable
TipsBrass-tone

This piece exists exactly once. The shell was gathered by hand in Kailua-Kona, HI, then cleaned, tumbled and polished on the lapidary wheel. When it finds its keeper, it's gone for good — and it ships with a hand-signed provenance card recording its story.

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