. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. Industrial and Manufacturing Uses of Shells. 291 The introduction of circular saws has been attempted by some European gentlemen, but sturdily resisted by the natives despite their obvious advantages. Some of these bangles, worn by the Hindoo women, are beautifully painted, gilded, and ornamented with gems. The shell rings are coated inside with plaster to smooth the rough- ness. Filagree-bordered edges of plaster are also added; patterns and devices of red, blue,
. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. Industrial and Manufacturing Uses of Shells. 291 The introduction of circular saws has been attempted by some European gentlemen, but sturdily resisted by the natives despite their obvious advantages. Some of these bangles, worn by the Hindoo women, are beautifully painted, gilded, and ornamented with gems. The shell rings are coated inside with plaster to smooth the rough- ness. Filagree-bordered edges of plaster are also added; patterns and devices of red, blue, and gold are figured on them, and they are further ornamented with silver or gold tinsel, spangles, small coloured glass beads, etc. The larger bracelets formed of many segments, are made to open to Fig. Segment of shell, d bangle or ornamented bracelet of united segments. admit the hand, by two spiral pins, which unscrew and let out the piece. These bangles are not removed at death, and hence there is a continual demand for them, many wearing several, both on the legs and arms. These sankka* or shell bracelets, are extensively made for the women of the hills round Sylhet at Dacca, which has long been celebrated for the manufacture of such bracelets. Four of these shell rings are worn on each wrist. The shakhds, or shell workers at Dacca, distinguish the several * The native word is variously written—^«»^<j or Sankka, Tamil; Shentoo or Sinkham, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. New York, D. Appleton and company
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