Sentence examples for pearl shell from inspiring English sources

Some attempts have been made to establish pearl shell beds in the lagoon.

Cultured black pearls and pearl shell are exported from the main village of Omoka.

Pearl shell attracted traders to the Tuamotus in 1807, and the sandalwood trade declined as supplies were exhausted.

Export of pearl shell and high-quality copra is hampered by the poor condition of the only anchorage, at the main settlement, Tauhunu.

Rooms in muted pastel tones are cosy with super-comfortable beds; the bathrooms, with rain showers, are perfumed by cinnamon sticks, lemongrass and mother of pearl shell.

On Roebuck Bay I come across a statue of a pregnant Aborigine woman, her arms desperately rising out of a wave with a pearl shell in her hand.

Fishing is important and marine products include pearls, pearl shells, bêche-de-mer (trepang), shark fins, and turtle eggs.

For example, Mr. David, of the Torres Strait Islands, said he was still reeling from the British Museum's rejection last fall of a reburial claim for two "divining skulls" that had been decorated with pearl shells, beeswax and wood.

Durr al-ṣadaf fī gharā'ib al-ṣudaf (Pearl Shells in Relating Strange Coincidences), 1872 a romance with songs for which he supplied the tunes.

Yet, in Durr al-sadaf fi ghara'ib al-sudaf (Pearl Shells in Relating Strange Coincidences), which he published two years later, he depicted the Lebanese social life of his day and criticised the blind imitation of Western customs and the use of the French language in everyday life.

The lagoons, however, are a source of fish, pearls, and mother-of-pearl shell.