Hand Carved Buffalo Bone Octopus Pendant, Surfer Cord Necklace

Hafa Adai, Aloha and Talofa! Or Hello- thanks for checking out my Polynesian & Micronesian Jewelry Collection. Thank you so much for shopping with small businesses like ours! This piece is 💯 Hand Carved Solid Buffalo Bone. The necklace is 34” in length, however it can be adjusted to wear as a surfer choker or mid length boho style. Octopus and squid have appeared in the tales of migration throughout Polynesia since early times and are part of the relationships of commerce, family connections and mythology.  It is said that the eight arms of the octopus extend to the farthest reaches of the Polynesian triangle, connecting Aotearoa (New Zealand), Hawai’i and Rapa Nui in one unified body instead of being just an abstract geometric symbol. Occasionally, you’ll hear a dark symbolism correlated with the octopus as they are able to manipulate and shape shift easily.