Tortoise shell
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by origin> > biological material > animal material > keratinous material
Descripción
Material made from the thinly sliced horny plates covering the shells of some turtles and tortoises. It was popular in the 19th-century for inlays, jewelry, hair combs, and other ornaments, but its use is banned today.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 龜甲 [zh]
- schildpad (materiaal) [nl]
- écaille de tortue [fr]
- tartaruga [it]
- caparazón de tortuga [es]
- guī jiǎ [zh]
- gui jia [zh]
- kuei chia [zh]
- shell, tortoise [en]
- tortoiseshell [en]
- 玳瑁殼 [zh]
- carey [es]
- caparazón de tortuga carey [es]
- caparazón (tortuga) [es]