CAPIZ (alt.: KAPIS), or WINDOW SHELL (Placuna placenta),
Philippines: round, small (2″-3″), and flat, has been used for centuries in native handicrafts and for making lampshades and primitive transparent windows.
It is one of the very few shells that can be softened enough by boiling that it can be cut with scissors (making it popular in craft shops), but it is also very fragile and flaky which limits it’s uses in modern inlay work.
Size : 240 x 140 x 0.15 mm
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