Shell Grotesques

Grotesque with horns and protruding tongue

Grotesque with horns and protruding tongue

Grotesque with horns and moustache

Grotesque with horns and moustache

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A pair of shell grotesque panels.On the left, a female with black hammer oyster shell horns. Her forehead composed from a single fluted clam shell and her headress of blue coral, cut nautilus shells, whelk and sea urchin spines.On the right, a male …

A pair of shell grotesque panels.

On the left, a female with black hammer oyster shell horns. Her forehead composed from a single fluted clam shell and her headress of blue coral, cut nautilus shells, whelk and sea urchin spines.

On the right, a male with protruding tongue. The head constructed from coral fragments, spider conches and noble scallop shells.

Each panel 44''x 24''