Turtle shell guitar

Music is the international language that everyone can enjoy. The instruments used to make music vary from culture to culture, but they are all fairly similar. The materials used to make these instruments are similar also. Wood, plastic and metal are the typical materials used to make instruments. But sometimes, unusual items like parts of animals are used.

This guitar features a sound box made from a turtle shell. It was seized due to the classification of turtles as an endangered species under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) .

Many countries have found many uses for turtles, especially for their shells. Turtle shell products can come in a variety forms of instruments like rattles and guitars, jewelry, ashtrays, you name it, it's probably being sold. And turtle leather is fashioned into items like boots and wallets.

Sea turtles are endangered because of over exploitation, illegal trade, and destruction of their nesting beaches. Despite regulations and an international trade ban through CITES, poaching and illegal trade is still taking place.


Source : www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Source : www.worldwildlife.org

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