Sterling Silver Earrings - Baby Paua Studs (In a Gift Box)

Stud Earrings cast from an actual Pāua (Abalone) shell. The curves and intricate detail of this iconic New Zealand shell are beautifully captured in this design.  We've updated this style to be slightly smaller than they were, and now have them cast as a mirrored pair - even though technically Pāua don't grow in mirrored pairs!  We took some liberty here as it really does suit these little stud earrings, we're sure you'll agree. 

Note: no cute little baby pāua were harmed in the making of these earrings, they are cast from a mould taken from a shell found on the beach!

Baby Pāua Studs: 11mm x 8mm

Cast in solid Recycled Sterling Silver and hand finished in our workshop.

To make pāua babies, the male and female pāua wait until the perfect time (they just know) and then, together, eject millions of eggs or sperm into the water at the same time through those holes you see in their shells.  It then mingles, becomes pāua lavae, and some will one day head down to start life as a rock dwelling adult pāua.

New Zealand’s pāua industry is managed by strict quotas, which will only allow a certain amount of them to be harvested each year, with severe penalties for those who break the law. This makes for a sustainable fishery.