Agoya ( Akoya ) shell inlay sheet
AGOYA (also AKOYA) OYSTER (Pinctada fucata, also listed as P. martensii), Japan: this is the small shell which is used to produce cultured pearls. Closely related to the larger ocean pearl oysters, but has...
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RED ABALONE shell inlay sheet
RED ABALONE (Haliotis rufescens), northern California: the biggest abalone in the world, its name refers to the red “bark” covering the outside of the shell. Nacre is pale pink to intense dusky pinks, greens,...
Awabi shell inlay sheet
KOREAN AWABI ABALONE (Haliotis supertexta), S. Korea: a small, pale-colored abalone, which has a fine internal wrinkly/bumpy/wavy figure but possesses almost the same intensity of color and iridescence as Turbo shell! Discover the...
Capiz shell inlay sheet
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...
Donkey ear shell inlay sheet
DONKEY EAR ABALONE (Haliotis asinina), Philippines: a tiny little thin-shelled animal, often used whole for earrings and pendants, its long narrow shape looks like a donkey’s ear. Palest pink with no black lines, but...
