This spalted pecan shell was created from wood harvested south of Austin, Texas. The spalted pecan (spalting is the process of rotting or decaying resulting in erratic color changes in the wood) has many different color tones running through many of the pieces. Adding to the color variation resulting from the spalting, this piece includes some of the pulpwood that occurs just underneath the growing bark of the tree. Pulpwood is typically lighter in color than the brown heartwood of pecan. The base is circular and is also made from pecan. Added to the piece is a small cube of contrasting mesquite that can be placed inside the shell as a pearl in an oyster shell. From the bottom of the base to the top of the shell is 7.25″, from the back of the shell to the lip on the opposite side is 8.25″, and the piece is 5.25″ across the open mouth.