The long-awaited design of London’s first monument to victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade has been unveiled. By 2026, the city will feature a towering bronze cowrie shell, which will ...

A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen as a London memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The Wake, by Khaleb Brooks, ...

His design The Wake, a 23-foot-tall bronze cowrie shell, was chosen from a shortlist of six proposals for the £500,000 ($660,000) monument. The best of Artnet News in your inbox. Sign up for our ...

Unlike many ‘doctors or magicians’, the power of the 107 year-old-man resides in cowry shells and pebbles that he uses to ‘point to the direction of the suspect’.

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, where the shell is located, is devoted to the study of seashells and their history. Note to readers: This is Part 2 in a five-part series.

A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen as a London memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The Wake, by Khaleb Brooks, "reclaims the cowrie shell as a symbol of ...

The long-awaited design of London’s first monument to victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade has been unveiled. By 2026, the city will feature a towering bronze cowrie shell, which will ...

A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen as a London memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The Wake, by Khaleb Brooks, "reclaims the cowrie shell as a symbol of ...