Abalone Shell Dish
Featured product
A single abalone shell, cleaned and polished by hand until its colours come up: green, blue, violet and rose, shifting as you move around it. The row of small holes along one edge is the abalone’s own. No two shells carry the same colours.
Beside a basin, it holds a bar of soap, or rings at the end of the day.
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DIMENSIONS
MATERIALS AND CRAFT ORIGIN
THE WORTH OF A PIECE
Its worth is in the years of effort and patience it took to master the skill, and the generations who kept it alive.
Every piece is priced by the depth of its craft:
Rarity: the number of makers who still carry the craft.
Process: the stages, days and skill it takes to bring a single piece from raw material to finished form.
Material: natural stone, clay or fibre, often drawn from the land around the makers.
Age: how long the tradition has survived, for centuries and in some cases thousands of years.
Handwork: the hands a piece passes through, from shaping to finishing.
Origin: a GI tag where granted, India’s legal mark of where a craft belongs.
The maker: every price is set so the artisan is paid fairly for their mastery. A cheaper version of the same shape usually means someone was paid less, very often the maker.
CARE INSTRUCTION
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
Ships within Canada in 3 to 5 business days. Packed by hand, wrapped and sealed.
Returns within 14 days for unused pieces in their original packaging. Arrived damaged? Email hello@hoonar.ca with a photo within 48 hours and we'll get back to you.
