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: 116 IMG20251210224649.jpg 695 KB · Views: 112 IMG20251210224613.jpg 862.5 KB · Views: 116 IMG20251210224548.jpg 863.4 KB · Views: 114 IMG20251210224631.jpg 853.5 KB · Views: 130
jshepherd Pearl Paradise Joined Jun 22, 2004 Messages 6,492 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.