Product of South Africa

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.40 pound or 0.18 kilogram. This...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The African green abalone shells shown above are edged and cleaned. They have been cleaned and polished on the inside; the outside is clean, but still rough. The sizes have been obtained by measuring the longest side of the shell with a flat ruler. We weighed five random shells in this size and found the average weight per shell is approximately 0.46 pound or 0.21 kilogram. This...

These are packs of 50 lightly cleaned African abalone shells. The shells are approximately 1.5" to 2.5" long. You will not receive the exact shells from the photos but something similar.  Expect some variability as these are natural products. Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. These abalone shells have been lightly cleaned and disinfected. They have rough edges. They are not as nicely prepared as our cleaned...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. These dyed copper shells measure 5.0 - 5.5" (13 - 14 cm). The polished abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items. This particular species of abalone was placed under CITES III trade controls by...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The polished abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items. Shells that are 5.5" and larger are Wild. Smaller than 5.5" shells are Ranch-raised. The larger shells (5.5" and larger) are generally from...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The polished abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items. Shells that are 5.5" and larger are Wild. Smaller than 5.5" shells are Ranch-raised. The larger shells (5.5" and larger) are generally from...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The polished abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items. Shells that are 5.5" and larger are Wild. Smaller than 5.5" shells are Ranch-raised. The larger shells (5.5" and larger) are generally from...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada. The natural red abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items. Shells that are 5.5" and larger are Wild. Smaller than 5.5" shells are Ranch-raised. This particular species of abalone was placed under...

Abalone shells are often used for smudging ceremonies by the Native Americans in the United States and Canada.The natural abalone shells have been highly polished to a beautiful sheen inside and out. It takes about four hours to polish one shell. These are beautiful decorative pieces or they can be used for inlay on rifle stocks, knives, and other items.Shells that are 5.5" and larger are Wild. Smaller than 5.5" shells are Ranch-raised.This particular species of abalone was placed under CITES...

These are assorted large African porcupine quills. The tips are good and the quills do not have any significant damage. The large quills are 9” to 12” long and 3 to 6 mm thick in the middle. These quills can be used for fishing bobbers. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered.

These are assorted medium African porcupine quills. The tips are good and the quills do not have any significant damage. The medium quills are 5” to 9” long and 3 to 6 mm thick in the middle. These quills can be used for fishing bobbers. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered.

These are assorted small African porcupine quills. The tips are good and the quills do not have any significant damage. The small quills are 3” to 5” long and 3 to 6 mm thick in the middle. These quills can be used for fishing bobbers. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered.

These are assorted ultra thin African porcupine quills. These quills are thicker than porcupine hair, but are thinner than most people like. The ultra thin quills are mostly 10” to 12” long (some may be a bit longer or shorter) and under 1.5 mm thick in the middle. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered.

These are assorted white African porcupine quills. The white quills are completely white or have very little black on them.  The tips are good and the quills do not have any significant damage. The white quills are mostly 3” to 12” long and 3 to 6 mm thick in the middle. These quills can be used for fishing bobbers. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered. ...

These are assorted extra large African porcupine quills. The tips are good and the quills do not have any significant damage. The extra large quills are 12” or longer and 3 to 6 mm thick in the middle. These quills can be used for fishing bobbers. The quills have been cleaned and sterilized. A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside the USA. South African porcupines are not endangered.

These are assorted thick B-Grade African porcupine quills. The B-Grade porcupine quills are of a lower quality.  These quills may be bent, flattened, have broken ends, or otherwise flawed. They tend to have a stubby end instead of a sharp point, may have a more muted brown and white coloring instead of crisp black and white, and are often not as clean as the #1 or A-grade quills. This grade is what most other firms sell as A-grades. The thick B-Grade quills are mostly 4.5” to 13” long and...

These are assorted thin B-Grade African porcupine quills. The B-Grade porcupine quills are of a lower quality.  These quills may be bent, flattened, have broken ends, or otherwise flawed. They tend to have a stubby end instead of a sharp point, may have a more muted brown and white coloring instead of crisp black and white, and are often not as clean as the #1 or A-grade quills. This grade is what most other firms sell as A-grades. The thin B-Grade quills are mostly 6” to 17.5” long and...

These are assorted small, thick B-Grade African porcupine quills. The B-Grade porcupine quills are of a lower quality.  These quills may be bent, flattened, have broken ends, or otherwise flawed. They tend to have a stubby end instead of a sharp point, may have a more muted brown and white coloring instead of crisp black and white, and are often not as clean as the #1 or A-grade quills. This grade is what most other firms sell as A-grades. The small thick B-Grade quills are mostly 3”...

We offer very fine hair and quills from African porcupines. The majority of the hair varies in length from about 12" to 18" (30 cm to 45.5 cm). The hair has been cleaned and sterilized. The porcupine hair come in 1 to 2 ounce bundles. Each buncle contains hair in a range of sizes and we cannot sort hair by length.The hair is thicker than that of the North American porcupine. It may or may not work for making roaches in the Native American market. Some people like it and some find it too thick....

This is a professionally cleaned springbok skull with horn caps but with no lower jaws. Springbok are NOT endangered and are very common in southern Africa. They are often hunted for food. In fact, on my trips to South Africa I usually enjoy springbok steaks at a variety of restaurants.A USFWS export permit is required for all shipments outside of the USA.

These are genuine Burchell's zebra faces, cleaned and tanned from South Africa. They come in varying sizes.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are quite common in the wild. There are more than 240,000 animals living in the wild today.Most of our zebra faces are cut from skins from government-approved herd thinning implemented to protect and encourage propagation of all species. Some of the skins are from hunters on safari.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are not subject to CITES...

These are genuine Burchell's zebra faces, cleaned and tanned from South Africa. They come in varying sizes.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are quite common in the wild. There are more than 240,000 animals living in the wild today.Most of our zebra faces are cut from skins from government-approved herd thinning implemented to protect and encourage propagation of all species. Some of the skins are from hunters on safari.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are not subject to CITES...

These are genuine Burchell's zebra faces, cleaned and tanned from South Africa. They come in varying sizes.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are quite common in the wild. There are more than 240,000 animals living in the wild today.Most of our zebra faces are cut from skins from government-approved herd thinning implemented to protect and encourage propagation of all species. Some of the skins are from hunters on safari.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are not subject to CITES...

These are genuine Burchell's zebra faces, cleaned and tanned from South Africa. They come in varying sizes.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are quite common in the wild. There are more than 240,000 animals living in the wild today.Most of our zebra faces are cut from skins from government-approved herd thinning implemented to protect and encourage propagation of all species. Some of the skins are from hunters on safari.Burchell's zebras are not endangered and are not subject to CITES...