Paua Shells

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Paua shells have to have a place within the collection of online puzzles of New Zealand’s shore. Their iridiscent characteristic since long inspired artists

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New Zealand Paua

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The abalone shell found on New Zealand’s coastline is called paua. The sea snail living within has the status of a delicacy. While the shell itself inspired many artists with its iridescent colour shade ranging from light sky-blue to dark, greenish, and pink to purple.

Traditionally the shell served as lure and as enhancement in commemorative carvings. Today many creative uses are added like designs for jewellery gift ideas, inlay works in carved bone jewellery, punamou or greenstone jewellery, and wood craft gifts as well as a sheer endless application to decorative home accessories.

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One of the newer progressions is to apply the pearl creating technique to the paua to gain pearls with the same iridescent characteristics as the shell.

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