Product of South Africa

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. This particular species of abalone was placed under CITES III trade controls by South Africa in May 2007. In June 2010, the South African...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.15 pound or 0.07 kilogram. This...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.26 pound or 0.12 kilogram. This...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.40 pound or 0.18 kilogram. This...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.46 pound or 0.21 kilogram. This...

These highly polished turbo shells are beautiful decorative shells. They are measured from the opening across the shell length-wise. The large shells are 3.0" to 4.0" long and weigh approximately 0.18 lbs. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S.

These highly polished turbo shells are beautiful decorative shells. They are measured from the opening across the shell length-wise. The medium shells are 2.5" to 3.0" long and weigh approximately 0.14 lbs. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S.

These highly polished turbo shells are beautiful decorative shells. They are measured from the opening across the shell length-wise. The small shells are 2.0" to 2.5" long and weigh approximately 0.06 lbs. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S.

These are acid-washed raw camouflage turbo shells. The large shells measure 4.5" to 5" from the opening across the shell length-wise. Each shell weighs approximately 0.3 lbs.You will not get the exact shells shown in the photos but something similar. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S. ...

These are acid-washed raw camouflage turbo shells. The medium shells measure 3.5" to 4.5" from the opening across the shell length-wise. Each shell weighs approximately 0.22 lbs. You will not get the exact shells shown in the photos but something similar. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S. ...

These are acid-washed raw camouflage turbo shells. The extra large shells measure 5"+ from the opening across the shell length-wise. Each shell weighs approximately 0.38 lbs. You will not get the exact shells shown in the photos but something similar. Commonly known as alikrekel, periwinkel, and maggi pie. Turbos are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES controls. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the U.S. ...

These are packs of 50 lightly cleaned African abalone shells. The shells are approximately 1.5" to 2.5" long. You will not receive the exact shells from the photos but something similar.  Expect some variability as these are natural products. Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. These abalone shells have been lightly cleaned and disinfected. They have rough edges. They are not as nicely prepared as our cleaned...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 2 to 4 millimeters or 0.08 to 0.16 inches. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We do...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 4 to 6 millimeters or 0.16 to 0.24 inches. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We do...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 6 to 12 millimeters or 0.24 to 0.47 inches. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 12 to 19 millimeters or 0.47 to 0.75 inches. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 19 millimeters or larger or 0.75+ inches. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We do...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 2 to 4 millimeters or 0.08 to 0.16 inches.These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 4 to 6 millimeters or 0.16 to 0.24 inches. These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 6 to 12 millimeters or 0.24 to 0.47 inches.These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 12 to 19 millimeters or 0.47 to 0.75 inches.These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 19 millimeters or larger or 0.75+ inches.These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool finishes, aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and of course, jewelry. If you want to drill the abalone shell...

These tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) bags. The pieces are 2 to 4 millimeters or 0.08 to 0.16 inches.  These shell pieces were cleaned and treated with hydrogen peroxide. There are some additional little black stones mixed in with the shell pieces to give it an interesting color. There is some minor color variation from bag to bag and piece to piece as these are natural products. They are great for use in terrazzo flooring, swimming pool...

This is a pair of male springbok horns. Springbok are a small antelope common in South Africa. Springbok are not an endangered species. Not for export to Japan. Not for export to Canada as there may be problems clearing them through the CFIA.