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  • Shells and Catholic Ritual

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    A set of giant clam shell holy water fonts from the Philippines is installed inside the Sagrada Família. According to a spot.ph article by Micah Avry Guiao, published on 4 November 2025, These objects were presented as a national gift to Spain in 2010. The installation consists of six shells of Tridacna gigas (taclobo), positioned…

  • Pearl of the Orient: The Philippines in Shell (2007)

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    Cariño, José Maria A., and Sonia P. Ner. Pearl of the Orient: The Philippines in a Shell. Manila: Arts Mundi Philippinae, 2007. In Pearl of the Orient: The Philippines in Shell (2007), co-authors Sonia P. Ner and Jose Maria “Jomari” Cariño bring to light an overlooked medium of 19th-century Philippine art—paintings and carvings on Pinctada…