Shells
Momi
Spreads
Momi Shells — A Study in Miniature
Two momi shells, each smaller than a fingernail, shown from the top and the aperture. The speckled pattern is unique to every shell — no two have ever matched exactly.
Stories
The Collector's Hands
Her hands have sorted a quarter million shells. She can tell a kahelelani from a momi by touch alone, in the dark, underwater.