I made Long Life, Much Happiness using a hand carved piece of Red Coral of a Chinese Happiness Symbol.  The necklace has 2 different sizes of Mother of Pearl beads with a hand carved Coral Bamboo bead.  The Toggle and bail are Sterling Silver.  This beautifully carved piece is approximately 19" and the pendant is 1 1/2".
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Folklore, Legend, Healing Properties of Mother of Pearl:

Mother of Pearl, also known as nacre, gets its name from the fact that it is the iridescent lining of shell, where pearls can grow. Mother of Pearl has both traditional and New Age metaphysical and healing lore. It is said to attract prosperity. It is used in mystical work and lore to heighten intuition, psychic sensitivity, and imagination. It is purported to protect from negative influence, and transmute negative energy. It is said to be highly protective and a particularly potent stone of protection for children. A traditional lore use of Mother of Pearl is to purify environments. Mother of Pearl is also used in metaphysics to access primordial and racial memories. Crystal healing and folklore say that Mother of Pearl is helpful for high blood pressure, dizziness, improving vision, cataracts, and wound healing.

Coral
Coral is said to attract love and prosperity.
Creativity and optimism are also qualities that coral is said to promote.
Emotionally, coral is believed to bring inner peace, strength, and understanding of purpose.

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I am not a Gemologist or a Lapidary. Gemstones were identified at the time of purchase by the supplier. Any errors, discrepancies, or omissions are not intentional. All gemstone meanings, metaphysical properties and associated verbiage are not claims of fact but have been gathered from writing, books, folklore and various sources