Wall Art - Kina, Paua, Scallop

KINA  
This kina is a distinctive display piece.  It is a pale green, knobby and frail shell found washed up on beaches in Taranaki and around New Zealand Kina shelter under and around rocks by day and come out to feed at night.  Tube feet enable them to move in any direction and help to guide food towards their mouth on the underside of the shell.  They can be traced back in fossil records to very early forms of life and are unlike any other modern animal.
 
Kina Wall Art  W8 x H18 x D6cm
 
PAUA
PAUA is a shellfish indigenous to the South Pacific waters surrounding New Zealand. As a unique type of abalone, paua has become a “taonga” (treasure) to the New Zealand people and the shells are often used for decorative effect.  The Maori people have had a long tradition of gathering paua for its nutritional and aesthetic qualities. The shell has an iridescent blue-green interior and is widely used for jewellery and ornaments.  It is found in rock crevices at extreme low tide. 
 
Paua Wall Art W8 x H18 x D6cm
 
SCALLOP
Perhaps the most sought after of all shellfish, scallops are fantastic eating.  They are a classic bivalve (two shells) with a flat valve and a concave valve.  They have a strong adductor muscle (the white bit) that they use to open and close their shells.  By closing their shells, they jet out a stream of water that allows them to swim.  The roe (the red bit) and the muscle are the parts most commonly eaten.  Scallops become fertile at about one year old when they reach about 60mm across -- www.wildblue.co.nz)
 
Scallop Wall Art  W8 x H18 x D6cm
 
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