When you look for cremation jewelry, you’ll find ash pendants made from a wide assortment of man-made, natural, and precious materials. For rich warmth and timeless beauty, however, nothing compares to memorial jewelry made from ancient kauri wood.

History of Ancient Kauri Wood:

Cremation jewelry made from ancient kauri wood holds the secrets of a natural phenomenon that occurred 50,000 years ago in the kauri forests of New Zealand – tens of thousands of years after wooly mammoths roamed the earth, and tens of thousands of years before the glaciers formed what are known today as the Great Lakes. No one knows exactly how it happened, but something in nature caused the ancient forest where 2,000 year-old kauri trees grew to be buried beneath a peat bog. There, the wood was mysteriously and perfectly preserved until it was discovered and harvested by modern excavators.

Cremation Jewelry from Ancient Kauri Wood:

Skilled craftsmen, who value ancient kauri for its lustrous beauty and extreme workability, today use ancient kauri to make furniture, boats – and some of the finest cremation jewelry found anywhere. Like cremation jewelry made from other materials, cremation keepsakes made from ancient kauri wood contain a hollow chamber to hold a bit of cremated remains, dried flowers, or earth from a burial site – even a lock of hair.

The Unique, Lustrous Beauty of Ancient Kauri Wood Cremation Jewelry:

Each urn pendant made from ancient kauri is a unique creation, turned and polished by hand. The three-dimensional appearance of the wood’s grain is truly stunning, but perhaps the most appealing quality of cremation necklaces made from ancient kauri is the wood’s chatoyance. Chatoyance causes the wood’s shimmering appearance to change according to lighting and the angle from which the cremation jewelry is viewed.

Cremation Jewelry from Ancient Kauri Is Earth-Friendly:

The ancient kauri wood that goes into cremation jewelry is fallen wood, and no live or standing trees are affected by the kauri wood’s removal. While large machinery must be used to pull the ancient kauri from the swamp, harvesters take great pains to leave the environment in the same condition they found it. People who strive to practice "green" living in every aspect of their lives can rest assured, knowing the ancient kauri in their cremation jewelry was harvested by environmentally sound methods.