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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-15
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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)
- 2023-06-14
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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 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 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)
- 2023-03-28
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Editorial Cowroid Set in a Ring Bezel, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492?1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 1b, hands, 1935?36, Gold, glassy faience, L. 1.5 cm (9/...
- 2022-12-25
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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 Reliquary?Figure, 19th?century, Wood, brass, copper, iron, and cowrie shells, 28 1/8 ? 14 3/4 ? 2 3/8 in. (71.5 ? 37.5 ? 6?cm), Kota reliquaries emphasize the head. From this stylized, flattened rendering of the human head with a popular nineteenth-cen...
- 2021-02-21
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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 Beads, Iran, Iron Age II, Date ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Faience, Egyptian blue, stone, glass, cowrie shells, 12.99 in. (32.99 cm), Faience-Ornaments.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Box of Cowrie Shells, Ghanaian, 19th century, Ghana, Guinea Coast, Ghanaian, Cowrie shell, glass, cardboard, Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Shell-Implements.
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Cowroid Stamp Seal from Ruiu's Burial.
- 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 Mbejn.
- 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 Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum.
- 2020-12-01
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Editorial Bust of a Feejee Islands (Fiji Islands) girl, with cowrie shell necklace and bushy hair. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Alfred Agate from Charles Pickering's The Races of Man, London, 1850.
- 2020-11-26
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Editorial Bust of a Feejee Islands (Fiji Islands) girl, with cowrie shell necklace and bushy hair. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Alfred Agate from Charles Pickering's The Races of Man, London, 1850.
- 2020-09-28
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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 altar pedestal with female figure, Igbomina people, Yoruba people, mid-20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, leather, cowrie shells, H: 22-3/8 in., African Art.
- 2020-01-15
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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.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial Egungun masquerade garment, Yoruba people, 1930-1970, velvet, leather, cotton, wood, sequins, beads, metallic threads and cowrie shells, Length: 68 in. (as worn), Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial diviner's panel, Yoruba, 1925-1950, leather, cotton, cotton velvet, cowrie shells, metal bells, metal nails, 23 x 21 in., Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7-1/2 in. (with fringe) width: 19-3/8 in., Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial altar pedestal with female figure, Igbomina people, Yoruba people, mid-20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, leather, cowrie shells, H: 22-3/8 in., African Art.
- 2020-01-15
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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 Esu (Elegba) staffs, Oyo people, 20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, glass and cowrie shells, 17-3/8 x 2-1/2 x 3-1/4 in., African Art.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 6-15/16 in. (with fringe) width: 16-3/4 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2020-01-15
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Editorial Esu (Elegba) staffs, Oyo people, 20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, glass and cowrie shells, 17-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 in., African Art.
- 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 helmet mask for Sande association, Mende people, 20th century, wood, pigment, mastic, fiber, metals, cowrie shells, claws, 16-1/8 x 8-1/2 x 9 in., African Art.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial cache-sexe (loin cloth), 20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 6-3/4 in. (with fringe) width:17-3/4 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: 6-7/8 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, 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 helmet mask (mukyeem), Kuba people, first half of 20th century, cloth, cowrie shells, glass beads, fiber, wood, fur, approximately H:17-1/2 in., African Art.
- 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), mid-20th century, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread, height: 7-9/16 in. (with fringe) width: 19-1/4 in, Textile and Fashion Arts.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cowroid Stamp Seal from Ruiu's Burial.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Statue of a Female Figure.
- 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 altar pedestal with female figure, Igbomina people, Yoruba people, mid-20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, leather, cowrie shells, H: 22-3/8 in., African Art.
- 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 Cypraea argus, Print, Arestorides argus, commonly called the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea tigris, Print, Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea argus, Print, Arestorides argus, commonly called the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea tigris, Print, Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea stolida, Print, Bistolida stolida, common name the stolid cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea argus, Print, Arestorides argus, commonly called the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea tigris, Print, Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea carneola, Print, Lyncina carneola, common name the carnelian cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea tigris, Print, Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea annulus, Print, Monetaria annulus, common name the ring cowrie, ring top cowrie, or gold ring cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Cypraea turdus, Print, Naria turdus, common name : the thrush cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Early/mid?19th century, Vili, Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Wood, metal, glass, fabric, fiber, cowrie shells, bone, leather, gourd, and feathers, H. 72 cm (28 1/3 in.).
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Pendant, 19th century, Kuba, Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads, 54.6 ? 14 ? 2.5 cm (21 1/2 ? 5 1/2 ? 1 in.).
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), 19th century, Kuba, Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jute, raffia, cowrie shells, and beads, 223.5 ? 13.3 ? 1.3 cm (88 1/4 ? 5 1/4 ? 1/2 in.).
- 2019-10-28
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Editorial A Cowrie, and a Larger and Two Smaller Shells.
- 2019-10-28
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