Where is the origin of Tahiti pearls?
Tahiti Black Pearl is a specialty of French Polynesia Salt Lake in the South Pacific.
French Polynesia is one of the overseas administrative regions of France. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean and consists of five islands. * * * There are 1 18 small islands, with an area as large as the whole of Europe. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, and people used to call Tahiti the whole French Polynesia. It is isolated from the rest of the world, and many small islands fall in the Pacific Ocean like stars in the night sky, which is called "the last paradise".
What are the producing areas of Tahiti pearls?
Black pearls have only two main natural sources:
One is Tahiti in Polynesia, which produces 95% of the world's black pearls;
Followed by Penglin Island and Majushiki Island in Cook Islands, accounting for 4% of the total output.
The output of other Pacific islands is less than 1%. These two areas live together in the south-central Pacific Ocean, so they are also called black pearls as black Nanyang pearls.
Historical introduction of Tahiti pearls
Pearl picking in Tahiti has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient Greece. There is an old legend that the dew of the moon fell into the world. When dew drops into the shell of a black butterfly, it gathers the essence of the sun and the moon and becomes a charming black pearl in Tahiti. So most natural black pearls are dripping. The pearls handed down from the European royal family also confirm this point.
/kloc-In the middle of the 0/9th century, fishing boats from Sydney, San Francisco and Chile caught a large number of black mussels here. They not only want pearls, but also want the inner layer of black shell with beautiful and colorful pearl layers to meet the needs of European button industry at that time. After more than a century of overfishing, the black mussel resources in Tahiti were on the verge of extinction by the middle of the 20th century. The experiment of pearl culture in Tahiti began in 196 1 year, and Japanese pearl culture technology was adopted. But it was not until 1966 that some pearl farms began to appear, and they were not very successful in business. It was not until 1972 that French Polynesia began to export Tahiti black pearls abroad, and only 1563 kg was exported that year.
Guide to purchasing Tahiti pearls
1 size
The size of a pearl refers to the size of a unit pearl. Size plays an important role in the price of pearls. The larger the diameter, the higher the value of pearls of the same grade. For Tahiti black pearls, Tahiti black pearls are generally above 9mm, and Tahiti black pearls above 12mm are of high value, while round black pearls above 15mm are very precious. At present, the largest known black pearl is about 2 1mm in diameter. It was collected by Robert Wan, the king of black pearls, and was exhibited on the Bund 18 for some time.
2 shape
There are various shapes of Tahiti pearls, which can be generally divided into five categories: round, oval, drop-shaped, round and baroque (commonly called special-shaped pearls). Round pearls have always been popular with buyers. In recent years, more and more designers are interested in pearls of other shapes. They can get inspiration from unique and natural shapes and design unique jewelry.