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Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
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Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.
A sailor's valentine from circa 1870. 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 constructions ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Seashells in art" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
1742 drawing of shells of the money cowrie, Monetaria moneta Cowrie shells The shells of cowries are usually smooth and shiny and more or less egg-shaped. The round side of the shell is called the Dorsal Face, whereas the flat under side is called the Ventral Face, which shows a long, narrow, slit-like opening (), which is often toothed at the edges.
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. [1] Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers.
In the Aztec culture, the conch played an important role in rituals, war, art, music, mythology, festivals, and even the calendar. [21] In India, some artisans make souvenirs, deity idols and other crafts by carving natural conch shells by hands. [22] Conch shells have been used as shell money in several cultures. [23]