This lot includes 20 Pacific miter shells that have been hand-drilled through the tips to make them into beads. Most are between 18 to 23 mm in length with diameters of 7 to 10 mm. The holes are small, about 1 mm.
This lot includes 20 Pacific miter shells that have been hand-drilled through the tips to make them into beads. Most are between 18 to 23 mm in length with diameters of 7 to 10 mm. The holes are small, about 1 mm.
These beads were hand-cut from spiny oyster (Spondylus spp.) shell. The strand is about 16 in. long. The heishi-style beads are roughly 3-4 mm in diameter and 2-4 mm thick, with holes of 1 mm or less.
These beads were hand-cut from spiny oyster (Spondylus spp.) shell. The strand is about 16 in. long. The heishi-style beads are roughly 3-4 mm in diameter, with holes of 1 mm or less.
These beads were hand-cut from spiny oyster (Spondylus spp.) shell. The strand is about 16 in. long. The heishi-style beads are roughly 4 mm in diameter, with holes of 1 mm or less.
These beads were hand-cut from spiny oyster (Spondylus spp.) shell. The strand is about 16 in. long. The rectangular tube beads are roughly 6-8 mm long and 4 mm on a side, with holes of 1 mm or less.
This strand includes about 220 heishi beads, hand-cut from conch shell and dyed a royal blue color. The beads are about 6 mm x 4-6 mm, with 1 mm holes.
This strand includes about 220 heishi beads, hand-cut from conch shell and dyed gamboge, a brownish yellow color. The beads are about 6 mm x 4-6 mm, with 1 mm holes.
This strand includes about 220 heishi beads, hand-cut from conch shell and dyed a goldenrod yellow. The beads are about 6 mm x 4-6 mm, with 1 mm holes.
