Tyrone Knot - Plant-Based Ivory Bracelet

Meaning: 

This symbol represents a trefoil formed by two intertwined parallel lines.

The two parallel lines are used to represent the life of an individual and their relationship with their beloved: intertwined and simultaneously separate.

Each trefoil also represents the forces of nature: Earth, Air, and Water.

The intertwined lines promote the strength of friendship and love.

It was found on the Donaghmore Cross. Co. Tyrone, Ireland.

The number three indicates the three aspects of life: birth-life-death.

It is a basic number to which the entire being can be reduced:

• beginning-middle point-end;
• past-present-future;
• front-middle-back;
• top-middle-bottom;
• time-place-manner;
• sky-earth-water;
• unity-strength-perfection.

Pendant size: 2.5 cm

Adjustable black waxed leather cord with sliding knot, natural beads.

Material: 

Corozo, or "Vegetable Ivory" or "Tagua", is made from the dried seed of the tropical plant "Phytelephas macrocarpa", commonly known as the elephant plant (Phytos = plant, elephas = elephant).

The plant, similar to that of the coconut, grows in the humid equatorial belt of central South America (Ecuador).

Each plant produces 8-10 inflorescences per year, each containing 250 seeds. When fresh, they contain a milky white liquid which, after 9 months of maturation, solidifies and transforms into a white material entirely similar to animal ivory.

After drying, corozo nuts are cut into slices. The turned slice becomes a washer with regular measurements.

The original color, from optical white to antique ivory, must be considered "the natural" par excellence.

Dyeing with natural earths emphasizes the shape and highlights its unrepeatable and extraordinary grain, very similar to that of root.