Paua Shell Polished - A Grade

This large size polished NZ Paua Shell, and is classified as A Grade.

Paua shell is New Zealand's native abalone, Haliotis iris, found only in NZ waters.

No two shells are the same, but all are beautiful.

The shell contains irridescent shades of blue, green, pink and purple.

Maori consider paua to be taonga, a treasure, as they are an important seafood as well as the shell being used in arts and crafts.  

Paua shell is frequently used to represent eyes in Maori carvings.

The shell is often transformed into jewellery, or used in homewares to give a distinctly Kiwi look to an item.

Beautiful Paua NZ native paua shell is a good gift for the Sea lover. 

On their own, the shells are used as receptacles for jewellery and other small items.

These polished paua shell can be shipped worldwide.  

Please note that they do not come boxed.

Fully polished paua shell.

Size Approx 12.5cm.