Shell amulets on warrior chest during a sing-sing, Western Highlands Province, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Yun Eian From Magan Tribe With Facial Tatoo, Mindat, Myanmar

Boy holding two giant shells used to call friends, Milne Bay Province, Alotau, Papua New Guinea

Turtles shells in a fisherman shop, Sahil region, Berbera, Somaliland

Warrior Blowing n A Shell During Carnival, Tapati Festival, Easter Island, Chile

Karrayyu Tribe Woman Standing In The House Built For The Gadaaa Ceremony Decorated With Pieaces Of Leather Incrusted With Shells, Metehara, Ethiopia

Back of a tsemay tribe woman wearing shell belt around her neck, Omo valley, Ethiopia

Woman Putting Flowers Petals On Shells For A Religious Offering, Malacca, Malaysia

Highlander women with traditional clothing during a sing-sing, Western Highlands Province, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Big Nambas tribesman blowing in a shell, Malampa Province, Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Highlander woman with traditional clothing during a sing-sing, Western Highlands Province, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Lebanese man selling shells in a shop, North Governorate, Tripoli, Lebanon

Yun Eian From Magan Tribe With Facial Tatoo, Mindat, Myanmar

Traditional canoe boe with carved and painted decorations, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea

Sailor blowing in a shell, Lamu County, Lamu, Kenya

Himba tribe woman breast decorated with a shell, Cunene Province, Oncocua, Angola

Hamer Tribe Woman, Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Boy with a giant traditional shell money, East New Britain Province, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Chimbu tribe man with a shell decoration during a Sing-sing ceremony, Western Highlands Province, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

Boy blowing in a shell to call friends, Milne Bay Province, Alotau, Papua New Guinea

Tribal man blowing conch shell during a cultural show, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Mursi tribe woman with body painted and shells necklace, Omo valley, Mago, Ethiopia

Offerings collected in shells, Yaeyama Islands, Taketomi island, Japan

The Queen Of The Okwanyama Shell, Omhedi, Namibia

Girl holding a giant shell money, East New Britain Province, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Shell necklace of a female tribal dancer , Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea

Somali tribe woman, Turkana lake, Loiyangalani, Kenya