THIS IS A HANDMADE COWRIE SHELL NECKLACE FROM THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.........IT IS 19 INCHES LONG...THE CHAIN PART IS 16 INCHES AND NECKLACE PART IS 3 INCHES BY 3 INCHES AND HAS A SMALLER PART INSIDE THAT IS1 1/3 INCHES...........IT IS A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE NECKLACE..........NEW...NEVER WORN........I'VE JUST HAD IT STORED IN MY HOUSE MANY YEARS.....NO SHELLS MISSING...IN EXCELLENT CONDITION..............THESE SHELLS ARE MULTI-TONED AND HAVE DIFFERENT SHADES.....THE SHIPPING IS A LITTLE HIGHER BECAUSE I WANT TO ENSURE IT IS CAREFULLY BUBBLE WRAPPED AND SENT SAFELY TO YOU.........IT IS A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE PIECE .....THIS SHELL IS MONLY KNOWN AS "MONEY COWRIES"