SoCultures Magazine 2018 SoCultures Magazine Jan-Feb 2019 | Page 21

THE ART OF PEARLS https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p hp?curid=3390056 The abnormal growth in a Pearl is produced when the body of the mollusk is invaded by some foreign matter. The oyster soothes the irritations by secreting a brownish solution called Conchiolin, it binds the Nacre together. Nacre is found in the oyster shells’ internal layer.  A single pearl is produced with several very thin layers of this nacre. The silver-gold aura of pearls produced by the living oyster is no less than an exquisite work of art. The biological process inside the oysters ensures that no two pearls are identical. The gold/silver-lip pearl oyster Pinctada Maxima occupies the central IndoPacific from Myanmar to the Solomon Islands GLORIOUS INDONESIAN SOUTH SEA PEARLS The South Sea pearls originating from Indonesia are distinct, rare, opulent, classy and appreciated the world over. These Pearls come with the distinct, majestic color of Imperial Gold produced only by oysters cultivated in Indonesian waters. South Sea pearls, dominate the pearl world not only in size, production, luster and quality.   . 21 SOCULTURES JAN-FEB2019