The course is being rewritten now and we are adding natural pearls. American Freshwater is one of the modules.
This is the American strand from my personal collection.
They look like natural American freshwater pearls to me. I have a strand of these and they look very similar.
There are a couple of threads on PG where these have been discussed:
https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/natural-mississippi-river-pearls-appraisal.3972/...
Hi Alex,
Jewelmer is one of the largest gold South Sea pearl producers in the world and farms on Palawan. They do accept visitors to their Flower Island resort - Flower Island Resort in Palawan (https://www.flowerislandresort.com/). Jewelmer does sell direct in the Philippines, but through their...
It's a piece of Hyriopsis cumingii with attached beaded freshwater pearls. They are called blisters. The pearls couldn't be harvested because they broke from the pearl sac and attached to the shell so the shell was cut up and used this way.
I think they clasp over the pearls as shown. This would make them adjustable. If only using one and tying off the end of the strand, it could also be used as a lariat I believe.
These pearls look like they could be natural color.
Cela ressemble à une coquille de Pinctada, mais merci de poster vos questions dans un nouveau fil de discussion. Cette conversation concerne les perles des Fidji.