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...the actress couldn't keep her eyes off Birthright Foundry's Heritage Diamond Ula Nifo choker, crafted from 18-karat yellow gold and natural white diamonds but inspired by whale tooth necklaces from Samoa. The Ula Nifo necklace was worn by Samoan chiefs and their children in ancient times, and signified wealth and status, designer Constance Polamalu explains.

"It's just so different," de Armas says.

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This whale tooth pendant from Birthright Foundry is edgy yet subtle with diamonds dotting the delicate charm. Bold enough to catch someone’s eye yet simple in shape and design, an ideal combination. Up the style ante by wearing your pendant on a diamond tennis necklace. 

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If you think back to these incredible Samoan jewelry designs with the amazing necklace collars from well over 100 years ago, she's turning that into something that makes sense for the modern day, and she's also doing that with fine jewelry materials: gold, diamonds. It's something that might've been worn hundreds of years ago by her ancestors, but she's making it something that she would wear and that you would see on the red carpet.