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Paua is the species of abalone shell (Haliotis iris) found only in the cold waters of southern New Zealand. The coloring varies from shell to shell and has an amazing iridescence. The lighting in the photos above does not do justice to the array of colors found in these beads. Paua beads are made from cut and tumbled paua shell. The government of New Zealand strictly controls the harvesting of abalone for food. The shells are a natural by-product. There are 25 to 27 medium paua beads per...

Paua is the species of abalone shell (Haliotis iris) found only in the cold waters of southern New Zealand. The coloring varies from shell to shell and has an amazing iridescence. The lighting in the photos above does not do justice to the array of colors found in these buttons. Paua shell buttons are made from cut and tumbled paua shell. The government of New Zealand strictly controls the harvesting of abalone for food. The shells are a natural by-product. These buttons are about 0.5"...

Paua is the species of abalone shell (Haliotis iris) found only in the cold waters of southern New Zealand. The coloring varies from shell to shell and has an amazing iridescence. The lighting in the photos above does not do justice to the array of colors found in these buttons. Paua shell buttons are made from cut and tumbled paua shell. The government of New Zealand strictly controls the harvesting of abalone for food. The shells are a natural by-product. These buttons are about 1" (25...

These are 1/4 pound bags of New Zealand paua shell chips. As this is a natural product, you will receive shells very close to the ones shown, but not the exact shells in the photographs. Some pieces will be very nicely tumbled and polished. Some will have rougher edges. Some quantity will have chips or be broken. We are not selling the paua as flawless, individually packaged pieces. There are many uses for the tumbled pieces. They are great for inlay work. They can be put in the bottom of an...

Paua is the species of abalone shell (Haliotis iris) found only in the cold waters of southern New Zealand. The coloring varies from shell to shell and has an amazing iridescence. The lighting in the photo above does not do justice to the array of colors found in these nuggets. Paua nuggets are made from cut and tumbled paua shell. The government of New Zealand strictly controls the harvesting of abalone for food. The nuggets are a natural by-product. There are 48 nuggets per strand. The...

These are 1/4 pound bags of New Zealand paua shell pieces. As this is a natural product, you will receive shells very close to the ones shown, but not the exact shells in the photographs. Gloss Finish Drilled Paua Pieces are tumbled to a high gloss finish and each piece is drilled with a hole at the top. They are processed using hydrochloric acid and the pieces tend to be flatter and thinner than the satin finish pieces. Some pieces will be very nicely tumbled and polished. Some will have...

This is a 1/4 pound (0.25 pound) bag of random assorted drilled large gloss finish paua shell pieces. The large shell pieces are approximately 0.6" to 1" (15 to 25 mm) in size and each piece is drilled with a 1 mm hole. Our gloss finish drilled paua pieces are tumbled to a high gloss finish. They are processed using hydrochloric acid and the pieces tend to be flatter and thinner than the satin finish pieces. As this is a natural product, you will receive shell pieces similar to the ones...

This is a 1/4 pound (0.25 pound) bag of random assorted drilled medium gloss finish paua shell pieces. The medium shell pieces are approximately 0.4" to 0.6" (10 to 15 mm) in size and each piece is drilled with a 1 mm hole. Our gloss finish drilled paua pieces are tumbled to a high gloss finish. They are processed using hydrochloric acid and the pieces tend to be flatter and thinner than the satin finish pieces. As this is a natural product, you will receive shell pieces similar to the...