Maube ?

[pearl-man]

Vietnamese Cowrie pearl in SS

found this and other in a back alley at the Tucson show a few years back.
Quite unusual. It is a pearl coated cowrie shell. Very much like the
Buddhists did in early China.

Norm

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Very cool!

 

[CathyKeshi]

Reminds me a bit of Douglas' "vampire" pearls. Real little snails that invaded his pearl stock, and some got trapped and coated by nacre. Most weren't this distinctly outlined though.

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

This is a mabe.

Note the whelk is cut in half.

 

[CathyKeshi]

Ah, yes! Thanks Dave That might be why Douglas' "vampires" had a thicker, softer nacre, less definition, and a much more "rounded off" shape to the trapped shells; whole creature versus half.

 

[BWeaves]

Very cool looking.

 

[pattye]

What a find, Norm! Love it!

 

[Katbran]

Ooooo I love that !! Great find !!

 

[Pareltje]

It's special for sure.

 

[amti]

Very pretty! I pearl fossil!