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- 2023-12-07
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-30
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-15
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-14
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-07
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Editorial A jewelry gallery at ?Africa Fashion,? a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, on June 23, 2023. (Elias Williams/The New York Times)
- 2023-06-07
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Editorial “Large Jug” (2021-22) by Simone Leigh, decorated with enlarged cowrie shells, shown at “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Sept. 19, 2022. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)
- 2022-09-23
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Editorial Visitors at the United States Pavilion, where Simone Leigh’s stoneware work “Jug” is embedded with enlarged cowrie shells, at the Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, April 20, 2022. (Gus Powell/The New York Times)
- 2022-04-22
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Editorial Simone Leigh’s new glazed stoneware work, "Jug," standing just over 5 feet tall, inside the U.S. Pavilion at the 59th International Venice Biennale, April 6, 2022. (Sarah van Rij/The New York Times)
- 2022-04-17
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Editorial Simone Leigh’s new glazed stoneware work, "Jug," standing just over 5 feet tall, inside the U.S. Pavilion at the 59th International Venice Biennale, April 6, 2022. (Sarah van Rij/The New York Times)
- 2022-04-15
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Editorial Cowrie shell, British, 18th century, British, Silver, cowrie shell, Overall: 2 7/8 ? 4 1/8 in. (7.3 ? 10.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination.
- 2022-01-18
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Editorial (Left): portrait of an Acholi chief, identified as Faiso, wearing an animal skin and a cowrie decorated headdress surmounted by a feather or fibre contrasting plume. (Right): Portrait of an Acholi chief, identified as Aguen, wearing a patterned shirt ...
- 2021-10-09
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Editorial 5 shells, part of which has been cut off. One shell has 2 cut sides. 2 shells are fossil. The other 3 are cowrie shells. Possible indication for bead production, see No. B 2007.
- 2021-02-20
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Editorial cinnamon, cowrie shell, cinnamon, shell, 2,9 cm long, Meroitische Period, 2nd-4th century A.D., Egypt.
- 2021-02-20
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Editorial cowrie, cowriech, cinnamon, shell, 1.7 cm long, Meroitische Period, 2nd-4th century A.D., Egypt.
- 2021-02-20
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Editorial Chain consisting of 14 cowrie shells. The top of the shells has been removed. The surface of the shells is shiny or matt white-beige., Ornament, organic, shell, L (shell) 1.5 cm, Iron Age I 1200-1100 BC, Jordan.
- 2021-02-20
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Editorial Cowrie shell, British, 18th century, British, Silver, cowrie shell, Overall: 2 7/8 ? 4 1/8 in. (7.3 ? 10.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Girdle with Cowrie Shells, Late Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late17, ca. 1850-1700 B. C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, pit in portico, 191213, Electrum over plaster, carnelian, amethyst, L. 66 cm (26 in.); (L. of shells): 2.5 cm (1 in.).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells.
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Hepy, String of cowrie shells, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl, ...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Fakir or fukeer, begging friar, in muslin loincloth, under an umbrella next to a small shrine decorated with cowrie shells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from "Asiatic Costumes," Ackermann, London, 1828.
- 2020-12-01
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Editorial Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris 1, wrinkled cowrie, Nucleolaria nucleus 2, money cowrie, Monetaria moneta 3, and Ellatrivia merces 4, Porcelaines. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Men...
- 2020-07-28
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 8-7/16 in. (with fringe) width: 18-3/8 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial Yoruba, African, Ile Ori, early 20th century, Leather, cowrie shells, fabric, Overall: 13 ? 10 1/2 inches (33 ? 26.7 cm).
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 9-1/8 in. (with fringe) width: 20-3/4 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7 in width: 18-1/4 in. (with fringe), Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7-7/8 in. (with fringe) width: 16-3/8 in., Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7-15/16 in. (with fringe) width: 18-1/8 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 9-7/8 in width: 15-5/8 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7-7/8 in. (with fringe) width: 18-3/4 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 8-1/2 in. (with fringe) width: 19-1/8 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Hunter's tunic, Dogon people, Bamana people, mid-20th century, cotton, leather, cowrie shells, mirrors, fur, 39 x 39-1/2 x 1-3/4 in., Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells.
- 2019-10-28
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Editorial Cowrie Shell Girdle, Lion Bracelets, Bracelets with the Name of Amenemhat III, and Anklets of Princess Sithathoryunet.
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells.
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Ring of Hatnefer.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Cowroid.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Pattern.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial String of 46 Cowroids Inscribed with Various Hieroglyphs.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial (Left): portrait of an Acholi chief, identified as Faiso, wearing an animal skin and a cowrie decorated headdress surmounted by a feather or fibre contrasting plume. (Right): Portrait of an Acholi chief, identified as Aguen, wearing a patterned shirt ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Bronze cowrie container from tomb 1, decorated with peacocks and human figures in the round. Excavated 1955-1960 at Shi-Chai-Shan, Yunnan, China. Western Han Dynasty (2nd or early 1st BCE). Height: 27.5 cm-Diameter (base): 30.9 cm.
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithathoryunet.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Ring of Hatnefer.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Cowroid.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Cowrie Shell Girdle, Lion Bracelets, Bracelets with the Name of Amenemhat III, and Anklets of Princess Sithathoryunet.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial String of 46 Cowroids Inscribed with Various Hieroglyphs.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Pattern.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Cowrie shell, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 BC, From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis), Shell, l. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in); w. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); d. 1.1 cm (7/16 in), Cowries are known from the very earliest times in Egypt, but t...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Girdle with gold and lapis wallet-shaped beads, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1425 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III (Wadi D, Tomb 1), Gold, lapis lazuli, L. of ...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Pendants: cowrie shells, Classical, 6th?5th century B.C., Italic, Amber, Other (1.8cm to 5.5 cm): 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Shown here are seven of a group of seventeen tear-shaped amber beads that resemble simplified cowrie shells. They...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Pendant: hare, Classical, 5th century B.C., Italic, Amber, Other: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Pendant of a hare or a cowrie shell which illustrates the Etruscan predilection for depicting more than one form in an object. The irregular con...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cowrie shell bead, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1878?1840 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Dahshur, de Morgan excavations, 1894?95, Gold.
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cowrie shell pendant, Middle Kingdom?Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late?early 13, ca. 1850?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of Senwosret (758), Pit 607, 1907?08, Gold, l. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); w. 0.9 cm (3/8 in); th. 0.5 ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial String of cowrie shell beads on fiber, Middle Kingdom ?, ca. 2030?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Cowry shells, fiber, l. 27 cm (10 5/8 in).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Motif, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), l. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Girdle with Cowrie Shells, Late Middle Kingdom?Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 12, late?17, ca. 1850?1550 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, pit in portico, 1912?13, Electrum over plaster, carnelian, amethyst, L. 66 cm (26 in.); L...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Hepy, String of cowrie shells, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950?1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of Senwosretankh, Pit 3, Hepy, scattered in front of blocking wall, 1933?34, Shell (Marine), Nacre, Pearl, ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Measled cowrie, Macrocypraea zebra (Zebra cowry, Cypraea zebra). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's The Naturalist's Miscellany, London, 1802.
- 2018-07-30
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Editorial Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells; Unknown; Egypt, Africa; 220 - 100 B.C.; Gold; Object (chain): L: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.).
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial Fakir or fukeer, begging friar, in muslin loincloth, under an umbrella next to a small shrine decorated with cowrie shells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from "Asiatic Costumes," Ackermann, London, 1828.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Bronze cowrie container from tomb 1, decorated with peacocks and human figures in the round. Excavated 1955-1960 at Shi-Chai-Shan, Yunnan, China. Western Han Dynasty (2nd or early 1st BCE). Height: 27.5 cm-Diameter (base): 30.9 cm.
- 2018-06-19
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