Sentences with phrase «abalone shell»

The kits included a pair of abalone shells holding paint made from a red dirt known as ocher.

In addition to pieces of ochre that appear to have been engraved — the oldest such abstract art in the world — archaeologists have found tool kits that included abalone shells used as containers to mix ochre with crushed bone, charcoal, quartz and other material to make paint.

It's made out of baby abalone shells and it's a beauty.

Otters will pick up rocks to dislodge abalone shells, or wrap crabs in fronds of kelp to stop them wriggling away.

Burial 14 dates to the early ninth century (800 — 850 CE) and similar direct dates on abalone shells (Haliotis fulgens) from the southern California coast that were buried in association with this individual suggest that the burial remained intact and unaltered after this time (Supplementary Table 2).

Avant garde shaped plastic abalone shell sunglasses from Anne Marie Perris dating to the 1980's.

If you're excited by the colors of a rainbow or a beautiful sunset, you'll be psyched by these one - of - a-kind abalone shell earrings.

Wine bottles, whale bones, and abalone shells border paths meandering through the sheltered garden.

The interplay of much black and white media in the exhibit — the large wall drawing Head and Tales, 2007, which consists of dark marks made using spray paint and abalone shells cast from charcoal — arguably accentuate this.

For the mosaics of stone and crushed abalone shell used throughout the house, the designers commissioned Xavier Llongueras, an artist who relocated to L.A. from the South of France, and gave him carte blanche to install mosaic «carpets» as well as a mosaic ceiling in the master suite.

Benyus says the strategy has already yielded a wide range of new products that may replicate nature's successes: ceramics with the strength and toughness of abalone shells, self - assembling computer chips that form by processes similar to the way that tooth enamel grows, adhesives that mimic the glue that mussels use to anchor themselves in place, and self - cleaning plastics based on the structure of a lotus leaf.

The remarkable aspect of this find was uncovering two abalone shells used as vessels for the preparation of the ochre.

Smudging involves burning material like sage or cedar in an abalone shell, tin can, or other container that will hold the ashes safely.

An abalone shell and other ochre - related artifacts are among the many finds from Blombos Cave in South Africa.

Using a natural receptor such as a sea shell, abalone shell or crystal bowl can be a place to place your herbs after you are done using them.

5500 individual pieces of veneer, Abalone shell and stainless steel have been arranged to form some of London's most iconic buildings, including the Houses of Parliament, the Shard, the London Eye, the Gherkin and Tower Bridge - as well as distinctive details like small red buses.

The Art Deco - inspired design of the Manhattan skyline, which runs around the entire interior of the Range Rover, is executed in over 5,500 individual pieces of veneer, Abalone shell and stainless steel.

Warman makes all of her necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets by hand, using natural materials she finds in her environment like mother - of - pearl and abalone shells; freshwater pearls; precious and semi-precious gemstones such as opal, jade, onyx, garnet and turquoise; metals of copper, brass and sterling silver; and 100 % pure cotton cord.

Fay Ray, Cereus, Marble, Abalone, 2016, Galvanized proof coil chain and fixtures, galvanized cable, abalone shell, cast aluminum and Crema Marfil marble, 252 × 8 × 8 inches

Ray's hanging sculptures recall weighted dream catchers with their galvanized cable, abalone shells, cast aluminum cacti and Crema.

Embedding themselves within the global supply chain of the abalone shell, Zheng Mahler, a collective based in Hong Kong, explore the history and politics of the porcelain trade through a collection of small - scale objects.

An emergency blanket, styrofoam, abalone shells, speakers, mp3 tracks, granulated sugar, paracetamol, salt crystals, LED lights, lenses, cast resins, wood, vacuum - formed plastic shapes, paint, door hinges and chewing gum will all combine to form a kind of digital - looking collage in material world.

«Chariot (The Day After the End of Days),» 2005 - 06 (Polish hay cart, scrap wood, T111 plywood, fluorescent lights with colored lenses, bronze, 20 state flags, wool, scorched wood, buttons, abalone shell, mother of pearl, Powell Peralta skateboard, bucket, purple resin, Black panther 10 point program and Stanton's Declaration of Independence) by Matthew Day Jackson.

Abalone shells and batteries would seem to share little in common; indeed, the former is the type of item you'd expect to find on the seafloor or in a marine biologist's lab while the latter is an essential component

Nacre, or Mother of pearl is the iridescent lining you see on the inside of an oyster, mussel, or abalone shell.

While «exhausted» as in: «all used up» is the immediate literal imagery most people get, as depicted in the postcard of the abalone shells...

In the living room, the vintage sofa is upholstered in a Clarence House velvet, the abalone shell — inlaid lacquer cocktail table is by Tony Duquette, the circa - 1953 Louis XV — style desk is by Maison Jansen, and the Barcelona stool is from Knoll; the curtains are of a silk taffeta from Brunschwig & Fils.

The metal links holding the abalone shells will make it easy to attach our hanging crystal and glass Christmas ornaments (featured below) to add additional sparkle and glam to the tablescape design.

Unless you have experience with resin, I don't advise this to be your first project as you could ruin the abalone shell.