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Eleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav HochEleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779
Cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav HochCowrie shells, 1726-1779
Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century
Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century
Pendant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Creator: UnknownPendant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century
Ring: Cowroid with Sistrum and Pendant Uraeui, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Republic of the Congo, Early-mid 19th century
Leather bag with tools, whistles, and shells, 20th Century. Creator: UnknownThe object consists of a dark brown tooled leather bag with attachments of iron tools, wooden whistles, and cowrie shells. The bag is made from two pieces of leather
String of cowrie shells, 1800 - 1968. Creator: UnknownA string of cowrie shells. There are sixty (60) tan and yellow colored cowrie shells on a string composed of multiple natural-colored strands twisted together
A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells, late 17th-mid 18th century. Creator: AnonA Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells, late 17th-mid 18th century. Formerly attributed to Herman Henstenburgh
Necklace of Charms, 1923. Jewellery made from cowrie shells, ancient Egyptian pharaohs beard and kneeling figure, and a fish
Strings of Cowrie shells. Through the ages, these have been widely used as a form of currency