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Shells with etched and painted animals and geometric designs. This etching technique, using cactus juice to eat away the surface, was employed in the Southwest 500 years before the technique was discovered by Europeans. - Shell pendant in the shape of a frog. Length: 1.64 inches. Hohokam Culture, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

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Shells with etched and painted animals and geometric designs. This etching technique, using cactus juice to eat away the surface, was employed in the Southwest 500 years before the technique was discovered by Europeans. - Concave inner surface of a shell with etched geometric design; the design elements are emphasized with the addition of turquoise and red pigment. Among the Hohokam pieces, this is among the most striking and beautiful. Width: 4.72 inches. ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

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The idea that the first humans lived in a shell is a frequently recurring theme in the various creation myths of the Northwest Coast Indians. This small bone figure, 41 mm (2 inches) high, was dug up together with its protecting shell at Ozette, the archaeological site on the Olympic Peninsula. It is on exhibit at the Makah Museum (Neah Bay, Washington, USA).

Desde hace 3000 o más años los indios del valle sagrado y de toda la región andina han estado soplando el pututo. Con esta gran concha marina, el spondylus de tono áspero, invoca a personas y dioses.