ELONGATED FACE WITH BIRD AT TOP AND BOTTOM; INSET ABALONE SHELL EYES; INCISED CURVILINEAR CARVED SHAPES ON TOP OF HEAD AND CHIN.NOTE: BIRD FIGURE POSSIBLE "MESSENGER" WITH ABILITY TO TRAVEL TO MANY ...

The earrings are only a couple of inches long, but the masterfully carved salmon look like they’ve leaped from the water to whisper in the wearer’s ear. Their glowing red hues and iridescent ...

Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand. She held out ...