| Item Call Number |
IN00442 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
IN00442 |
| Local Free-text Call Number (oclc) |
- Classification number - IN00442
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| Title Statement |
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| General Note |
- General note - The trochus shell and the mother of pearl, both from southern Philippines, were once sources of a popular Philippine export--pearl buttons. Gathered from the sea and known for their luster, these shells were cut into the desired shape and size, polished, and drilled. In 1920 there were only two button factories in the philippines, their combined output being pnly 50,000 gross a month. Most of the buttons were shipped to the United States. The commercial value of these shells dropped to almost zero with the rise of the plastic industry after World War ll.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Pearl culture
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| Subject Faceted Topical Term |
- Focus term - buttons
- Focus term - commerce
- Focus term - luster
- Focus term - mother of pearl
- Focus term - pixel
- Focus term - plastic
- Focus term - sea
- Focus term - south philippines
- Focus term - trade
- Focus term - world war ll
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