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2. Cowrie - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Shell jewelry - Wikipedia

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   One very common form of shell jewelry is necklaces that are composed of large numbers of beads, where each individual bead is the whole (but often drilled) shell of a small sea snail. Numerous other varieties of shell jewelry are made, including bracelets and earrings. As well as sea snail shells, shell jewelry also sometimes uses the shells of ...

4. Cypraea tigris - Wikipedia

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   The shell of Cypraea tigris is believed to help to facilitate childbirth: some women in Japan hold a shell of this species during childbirth. [citation needed] Large cowry shells such as that of this species were used in Europe in the recent past as a frame over which sock heels were stretched for darning, i.e. instead of using a darning egg ...

5. Puka shell - Wikipedia

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   Puka shells are naturally occurring bead-like shells found on the beaches of Hawaii or other places. Each bead is the beach-worn apex of a cone snail . Such shells are often strung as necklaces, known as puka shell necklaces.

6. Sithathoriunet - Wikipedia

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   Pectoral and necklace of Princess Sithathoriunet; circa 1887–1813 BC; gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, garnet & feldspar; height of the pectoral: 4.5 cm (1 3 ⁄ 4 in.); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoriunet Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)].

7. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Dentalium shells have been traditional beads, used in necklaces, earrings, and other adornment. Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth people used to harvest the shell from the waters off Vancouver Island, [31] but that stock is depleted and today most dentalia are harvested from southeast Asia. Abalone shell provides beads and jewelry. High-ranking ...