Xiantao shell carvings are made of shells from Shahu Lake. The carvings are created with careful design, carving, grinding, assembling, inlaying and decorating with artistic influences from Chinese ...

The ancient, big-bodied relatives of modern-day humans not only ate freshwater shellfish, but engraved their shells and used them as tools, a new study finds. Researchers in Java, Indonesia, ...

Shell carving, a traditional craft with a history of over 60 years in Pingtan, Fujian province, has been added to the city's list of intangible cultural heritage. Shells can be found everywhere in ...

HAIKOU, February 14. /TASS/. China's Hainan strives to popularize the artistic carving of sea shells and products made from them, reported the Haikouwan portal. According to him, in recent years, the ...

Shell carvings are a famous souvenir from this port town, one of the best-known municipalities in northeast China. The technique involved was originally used in furniture, including folding screens — ...

Chris Thompson is preserving his Muscogee heritage through the art of shell carving. Chris Thompson is a Muscogee shell carver. Using various marine snail and clam shells, he's preserving the heritage ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s Center of American Indian Research and Studies partnered with the Mississippi Humanities Council for shell carving, taught by ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority/Israel Hershkovitz A granite boulder carved more ...

Jilly Maehaka first learned how to make shell money from her grandparents when she was 19 — now, she's brought her art to Hawai'i for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture. Shell money is ...