A pair of salt workers in ceremonial attire, with lacquered wooden heads; their costumes are made of small shells finely assembled (some missing, some with mold). Salt worker’s craft, 19th century. Each figure is displayed under a glass dome on a wooden base. Height: 30 cm - Width: 15 cm Note: Originating in Batz-sur-Mer in the late 17th century to adorn church altars with floral bouquets, this craft of creating shell figurines depicting salt workers gradually lost its religious function and became purely decorative around 1820. It actively contributed to the region’s economic growth until 1880 and also helped spread the image and folk traditions of this community far beyond its borders.