A mobile of small seashells hung from a charred beam.

These valentines consisted of elaborate arrangements of small seashells glued into attractive symmetrical designs, which were encased on a wooden (usually octagonal) hinged box-frame.

Inside were other artificial eyes she had painted, looking at first glance like small, shiny seashells.

Salt was produced by burning sea weeds; which has been verified by the presence of burned small seashells.

One day, Aidan's mothers took her to the beach, and she found some small seashells in the wet sand.

Cloth, vegetables, meat, and other goods were traded, and paid for using small seashells called cowries which were imported from East Africa.

He stopped walking and picked up a couple of small seashells that caught his eye.

A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, a type of mostly antique souvenir, or sentimental gift made using large numbers of small seashells.

His face and hands were rendered in blue and red beadwork, while all the rest of him was covered with small seashells.

It was the best place to find seashells, small but fine.