Paua Shell. Riverton. Southland. New Zealand.
S 46° 20.740 E 168° 01.375
59G E 270922 N 4863237
A beautiful big Paua Shell sculpture stands in a small roadside park in the fishing and seaside resort of Riverton. It is so realistic, it looks and feels like the real thing, but the size gives it away. They don't come quite this big in real life!
Waymark Code: WMT6YX
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 10/05/2016
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An icon of New Zealand, the Paua Shell is seen in souvenir shops throughout the country adorning jewellery and numerous other gifts from New Zealand.
Paua is a species of abalone found only in seas around New Zealand. This marine mollusc eats seaweed and clings to rocks at depths of 1-10 metres along the coast. Paua is the most colourful of all the abalone shells, the dominant blue/green colours vary, with pink to crimson and purple tonings. Although harvested from the wild it is managed by the government under a quota system.
The Paua shell is dried, graded and packed at the Riverton factory.
If you wish to try eating the flesh of this unusual delicacy, try a local take-away or eating house
So it is only natural that a huge 4m high Paua Shell sculpture would welcome you to this little slice of paradise, Riverton, in the far south of New Zealand.
Title: Paua Shell
Artist: Unknown.
Placement Date: 1990
Type of Object: Paua Shell....the outside shell of the paua.
Location: Roadside park in Riverton.
Material: Solid base, laminated with real paua shell.
Website: Not listed
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