D Daymon New Member Joined Dec 10, 2025 Messages 1 Location Western Australia Dec 10, 2025 #1 Are these real pearls Attachments IMG20251210224631.jpg 853.5 KB · Views: 101 IMG20251210224649.jpg 695 KB · Views: 96 IMG20251210224613.jpg 862.5 KB · Views: 99 IMG20251210224548.jpg 863.4 KB · Views: 101 IMG20251210224631.jpg 853.5 KB · Views: 112
jshepherd Pearl Paradise Joined Jun 22, 2004 Messages 6,468 Location Topanga, CA Dec 10, 2025 #2 It's a piece of Hyriopsis cumingii with attached beaded freshwater pearls. They are called blisters. The pearls couldn't be harvested because they broke from the pearl sac and attached to the shell so the shell was cut up and used this way.
It's a piece of Hyriopsis cumingii with attached beaded freshwater pearls. They are called blisters. The pearls couldn't be harvested because they broke from the pearl sac and attached to the shell so the shell was cut up and used this way.