Night Octopus Necklace
$75.00 – $135.00
Bijou Night Octopus Necklace features a delicately edgy octopus pendant. The clever, wily octopus is a symbol of wisdom and mystery – and perfect for everyday wear. And Night octopuses are exquisite – long legs, with beautiful spots along them. Hand sculpted and made in Hawaii.
He’e (octopus, tako)
In Hawaii, octopuses are called he’e (in Hawaiian, with a glottal stop between the two e’s) and tako (the Japanese word for it) and if we are lucky, we see them when diving. Deeply intelligent, they have multiple ways to defend themselves – black ink, camouflage, even squirting water. (There’s more about them in our dec 2014 blog) We enjoy their company on dives for both playfulness and inventiveness – even when very small these wonderful creatures will pull themselves up to size to intimidate a photographer! Read more in our blog.