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  2. Shellcraft - Wikipedia

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    Shellcraft, also known as shell craft, is the craft of making decorative objects, or of decorating surfaces, using seashells. The craft includes the design and creation of small items such as shell jewelry and figurines made from shells; middle-sized objects such as boxes and mirror frames covered in shells; sailor's valentines; [1] and larger ...

  3. Seashell - Wikipedia

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    A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea. Most seashells are made by mollusks, such as snails, clams, and oysters to protect their soft insides. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers.

  4. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

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    Remnants of seashells that were used to make beads were also found. Oyster shell, mother of pearl, abalone, conch, and clam shells have been important trade items in the Southwest for over a thousand years. Native beadwork continued to advance in the pre-Columbian era. Beads were made from hand-ground and filed turquoise, coral, and shell.

  5. Tabby concrete - Wikipedia

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    Tabby is a type of concrete made by burning oyster shells to create lime, then mixing it with water, sand, ash and broken oyster shells. [1] Tabby was used by early Spanish settlers in present-day Florida, then by British colonists primarily in coastal South Carolina and Georgia. [1] It is a man-made analogue of coquina, a naturally-occurring ...

  6. Wampum - Wikipedia

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    Wampum Georgina Ontario [clarification needed] Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western North Atlantic hard-shelled clam.

  7. Conch - Wikipedia

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    Conch shells are sometimes used as decoration, as decorative planters, and in cameo making. In the Aztec culture, the conch played an important role in rituals, war, art, music, mythology, festivals, and even the calendar. In India, some artisans make souvenirs, deity idols and other crafts by carving natural conch shells by hands.

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