"This custom handmade necklace was made by jewelry artist Jacki Marsh. The beautiful white beads and the white beads with the brass caps in this necklace are sacred chank shells from Tibet / Nepal. Sacred chank shell (Turbinella Pyrum Linne) has been revered for thousands of years, since at least 2000 B.C. Chank shell is revered in Tibet, India, Nagaland and China. It is used by Hindus and Buddhists in rites and religious ceremonies. Tibetan men and women wear jewelry all of their lives for…