Historians speculate the shells may have been brought to America as a talisman to resist enslavement. Cowries are also often worn in braided hairstyles of Black women. First Lady Melania Trump ...

1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was dressed in her traditional black robes, but what stood out more than anything was her jewelry. Jackson was adorned in a beautiful cowrie shell necklace and ...

The cowrie, a type of marine snail, has very colourful shells which were used as money. It seems that it wasn’t just the colours that made the shell appealing - its small size and durability ...

Most of the cowries had a white shell with a yellowish tint ... The mantle or the layer of flesh that covers the live Money Cowry is said to be grey-black with yellow streaks and spots. So they would ...