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Mother-of-pearl is the hard ... In preparing the rough pearl-shell, the square and angular pieces are cut out with the ordinary brass-back saw, and the circular pieces, such as those for buttons ...

The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the ...

A small number are made from more unusual materials – leather, lacquer, turtle shell, papier mâché and precious stones. The wooden frame is veneered with mother-of-pearl and engraved with scenes from ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Jukkit Suksawat a Thai artist who has been creating traditional mother-of-pearl inlay for the past 30 years. He is determined to keep this 14th-century tradition ...

For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...