Common Ground Hastalis Shark Tooth Necklace | Unakite & Leather

Three strands, three different paths. One smooth and quiet. One braided tight in warm cognac. One braided in soft metallic gold that catches every bit of light. They could have gone their separate ways. Instead they run side by side the whole way around, and where they meet, something holds.

Scattered along the strands, stones of unakite sit tucked between bright gold beads, each one a little different, mossy green flecked with salmon pink. Unakite is the stone of patience and growth, long carried for balance between the head and the heart. It is what happens when two very different things grow up together until neither one makes sense without the other.

At the center hangs a genuine fossil Isurus hastalis tooth, the extinct broad-tooth mako, wrapped in gold wire and framed between two gold beads. Its blade has gone dark and smooth with time, the deep slate-green of something that has been through millions of years and is still standing. That is what strength and resilience look like. Not perfect. Present.

Part of a 30-year private collection from Venice, Florida — the Shark Tooth Capital of the World.

rare finds. rare women.

WHO SHE'S FOR
She is the one everyone calls when the family is pulling apart. For years she was the bridge, the translator, the one who found the middle so nobody else had to. She still finds common ground, but she no longer gives up her own to do it. She knows where she stands now, and she stands there. Confidently her.

PRODUCT DETAILS
• Genuine fossil Isurus hastalis (broad-tooth mako) shark tooth, hand wire-wrapped in gold-tone wire
• Unakite stone beads
• Gold-plated rondelle beads
• Three leather strands: smooth brown, braided cognac, and braided metallic gold
• Gold-plated spring ring clasp with silver-colored fold-over cord ends
• Handmade in Columbia, SC

ONE OF A KIND
This exact piece only. No two fossil teeth or stones are alike, and this combination won't be made again. When it's gone, it's gone.

CARING FOR YOUR PIECE
This tooth has already survived millions of years. Help it survive you. Take it off before you swim, shower, or work out, since water and sweat are hard on leather and stone. Store it in a soft pouch with the strands laid loose. Wipe it gently with a soft, dry cloth, and keep it away from harsh chemicals, perfume, and ultrasonic cleaners.