41. His primary bass was a battered Arctic White 1962 Fender Jazz Bass with a red tortoise shell pickguard. 42. In later Chinese culture dating to around 3500 BC, tortoise shells were used as a form of divination. 43. It had a wood frame covered with chicken wire and a tortoise shell cloth; it looked like camouflage. 44. To overcome consumer reluctance, manufacturers made it resemble more familiar materials such as tortoise shell , ivory or wood grain. 45. The bindings range from sober ones in leather and parchment to richly decorated in textile, silver or tortoise shell . 46. This time, her prints were refreshing, from a camel-and-black bamboo to a funky chain-link to one evoking tortoise shell . 47. The yellow and brown tortoise shell cat is being nursed back to health so she can survive the surgery. 48. The cupboard doors are covered with ebony veneers inlaid with elaborate patterns in brass, tortoise shell and stained horn. 49. There are the sunglasses, often tortoise shell , pushing that sleek hair back or guarding against those harsh runway lights. 50. A calfskin pencil cup is embossed with a tortoise shell pattern; $ 65 at Bergdorf Goodman, ( 800 ) 218-4918.
