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FINELY CARVED FROG LUSTROUS WHITE MOTHER-of-PEARL SHELL BEAD – Hand-carved
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Item # |
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207 0529
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Type |
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Hand-carved lustrous white Mother-of-Pearl shell carved bead
– 3-dimensionally carved.
~ this shell carving could make a stunning pendant or other designer jewelry
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Amount |
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1 (one) piece
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Design |
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A beautiful Frog design from our “Wildlife Collection”
Each piece is hand-carved one by one by master-craftsmen and therefore the design may vary slightly.
This makes each carving a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
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Material |
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Genuine natural white Mother-of-Pearl oyster shell with apricot Syrinx Trumpet shell inlayed eyes
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Color |
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Fine pearly white shell with a stunning silken luster.
The eyes are black.
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Weight |
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approx. 3.33 grams
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Dimensions |
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Length: approx. 22.54 mm = 0.88 inches
Width: approx. 13.98 mm (measured at the widest point)
Height / thickness: approx. 9.33 mm
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Perforation |
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This carved shell is fully perforated with an approx. 2 mm diameter drill hole.
It is not a ready to wear piece of jewelry.
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Origin |
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We buy all our shell material from the pearl farms (aqua culture) off the coast of the Island of Sumbawa.
This shell carving is handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Hand-carving |
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Our shell carvings are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item.
This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell carvings as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Definition Mother-of-Pearl |
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Mother-of-Pearl is produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk ~ the South Sea pearl oyster
They are currently cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, primarily in Indonesia, Australia and the Philippines.
These waters are the native habitat of a large oyster known as Pinctada maxima. This oyster grows up to 12 inches in diameter and much larger than other saltwater oysters
There are two varieties of Pinctada maxima, the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. The two are distinguished by their distinct coloration of the outer edge of the interior. This type of shell is known as mother-of-pearl, and is responsible for the coloration of the cultured pearls produced, therefore the name.
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Definition Syrinx shell |
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Syrinx aruanus, common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 91 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and is the only species in the genus Syrinx.
This is the largest living snail (shelled gastropod) species in the world, and arguably the largest (heaviest) gastropod in the world. Although the shell itself is quite well known to shell collectors because of its extraordinary size, little is known about the ecology and behavior of the species, except for one study about its feeding habits.
This species occurs in the northern half of Australia and adjacent areas, including eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
These giant snails live on sandy bottoms in the intertidal zone and the sublittoral down to about 30 meters.
It has not been over fished and this snail is locally very common.
It is fished for food / consumption.
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Remarks |
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This finely carved shell bead could make a spectacular pendant or other jewelry.
This is not a ready to wear piece of jewelry.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this beautiful hand-carved natural shell for your collection. |
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