Abalone Shell (Haliotis rufescens)
Red Abalone (Haliotis rufescens) is the largest species of abalone in the world, and the only species to be legally harvested in the U.S. They are the most desired commercial species due to their size, meat to shell ratio, and beauty.
Abalone shells have been made popular among sacred space afficianados and new agers as a natural container to burn sage, incense, aromatic botanicals and burning smudge sticks. However, abalone shells have been used by Native Americans as food and as a ceremonial tool for thousands of years. Red Abalone shells have a beautiful iridescent surface. Because of their stunning beauty, they have been over-harvested for use as decorative items for jewelry, buttons and inlay in furniture and musical instruments. Only the red abalone are allowed to be harvested currently as other species are now protected.
Abalones have been identified as one of the many classes of organism threatened with extinction due to overfishing, acidification of oceans from anthropogenic carbon dioxide, as reduced pH erodes their shells. It is predicted that abalones will become extinct in the wild within 200 years at current rates of carbon dioxide production (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone).
Given the facts and current status of abalone, when you purchase an abalone shell, be sure to take good care of it and it will last longer than you. The size of the abalone shells we carry vary but range between 5-1/2 to 7 inches in length.
- Large, beautiful shells approximately 6" x 5"
- Perfect for burning smudge wands, resins & botanicals
- Use about an inch of sand underneath your incense, herbs and resins to preserve the iridescent shell interior!
Abalone shells have been made popular among sacred space afficianados and new agers as a natural container to burn sage, incense, aromatic botanicals and burning smudge sticks. However, abalone shells have been used by Native Americans as food and as a ceremonial tool for thousands of years. Red Abalone shells have a beautiful iridescent surface. Because of their stunning beauty, they have been over-harvested for use as decorative items for jewelry, buttons and inlay in furniture and musical instruments. Only the red abalone are allowed to be harvested currently as other species are now protected.
Abalones have been identified as one of the many classes of organism threatened with extinction due to overfishing, acidification of oceans from anthropogenic carbon dioxide, as reduced pH erodes their shells. It is predicted that abalones will become extinct in the wild within 200 years at current rates of carbon dioxide production (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone).
Given the facts and current status of abalone, when you purchase an abalone shell, be sure to take good care of it and it will last longer than you. The size of the abalone shells we carry vary but range between 5-1/2 to 7 inches in length.
- Large, beautiful shells approx 6" x 5"
- Perfect for burning smudge wands, resins & botanicals
- Use about an inch of sand underneath your incense, herbs and resins to preserve the iridescent shell interior!
Abalone shells have been made popular among sacred space afficianados and new agers as a natural container to burn sage, incense, aromatic botanicals and burning smudge sticks. However, abalone shells have been used by Native Americans as food and as a ceremonial tool for thousands of years. Red Abalone shells have a beautiful iridescent surface. Because of their stunning beauty, they have been over-harvested for use as decorative items for jewelry, buttons and inlay in furniture and musical instruments. Only the red abalone are allowed to be harvested currently as other species are now protected.
Abalones have been identified as one of the many classes of organism threatened with extinction due to overfishing, acidification of oceans from anthropogenic carbon dioxide, as reduced pH erodes their shells. It is predicted that abalones will become extinct in the wild within 200 years at current rates of carbon dioxide production (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone).
