Motifs Used In Hawaiian Jewelry

Hawaii is a well-known tourist destination that leavesToday, nature continues to the muse for most artists in
everyone who lands on her shores dumbfounded byHawaii. Pineapples, palm tress, hibiscus and plumeria
the exquisite display of nature in all its glory. Whetherflowers, fish, ships, ukuleles, volcanoes, lush tropical
it's the frothing volcanoes, the vast blue ocean, thefruits and shells find their way on earrings, necklaces,
luscious tropical fruits, vibrant flowers or endlessbangles and brooches.
beaches - Hawaii is like nature's museum. One naturalWedding bands designed to represent the natural
wonder on display after another and each morenative foliage of the hala tree found in Hawaii have
magnificent than its predecessor.also become extremely popular. They have escalated
Using Nature As Inspirationthe simple, traditional Hawaiian wedding bands to
It is hardly any wonder that nature has found its wayexotic Hawaiian heirloom jewelry.
into various forms of creative expression on theShell Jewelry
islands including Hawaiian jewelry. From the earliestShell jewelry from Hawaii has been around forever.
inhabitants in the 4th and 5th century, Hawaiian jewelryShell jewelry generally uses no motifs and in fact shells
has been a canvas for nature. The earliest baublesthemselves are used as motifs on other materials like
were made of shells, seeds, coral, teeth, whale ivory,gold and silver. Ni'ihau shell jewelry is extremely
bone and bark and featured patterns of various seafamous and sought after.
creatures. Sea turtles and fish were extremely popularThe Cultural Influence
motifs. Another surprising motif that found popularityIn addition to nature, Hawaii is steeped in a culture
was that of the canoe. The motifs reflected thefrothing with customs and traditions. The petroglyphs
isolation of the island life and the high value associatedfound on the islands reflect this very primitive and
with the canoe. In addition, royalty wore a hook shapedspontaneous culture and also are a source of ideas
necklace called the lei niho palao made from whalefor designers.
teeth and human hair.All in all, motifs used in Hawaiian jewelry include various
With time, the popularity of motifs depicting nature in allthings around the islands that represent the warmth of
her glory continued to grow. In the 20th century theHawaii; the warmth that is found not just in its beautiful
famous Hawaiian jewelers Ming's and Gump's bothclimate but also in the people that reside there. And the
sold jewelry depicting island flowers such as hibiscus,best thing about Hawaiian jewelry is that you no longer
orchids, pikake, bird's of paradise and anthuriums.need to be in Hawaii to select from the latest trendy
Guglielmo Cini who designed some of the most populardesigns. Websites feature traditional as well as
Gump's jewelry was best known for his tropical floralcontemporary Hawaiian jewelry of the best quality and
motifs.with a 100% guarantee.