The cowrie shell has also found its way into fine jewelry by Black American designers. Fine jewelry designer Catherine Sarr’s ...

Given the historic and spiritual symbolism of the cowrie shell, it would at least be ironic that Justice Jackson chose such an adorning jewelry choice for a historic day. Trump, who has previously ...

Wearing a striking layered cowrie shell necklace and matching earrings, Justice Jackson’s look was a blend of elegance and cultural significance, resonating deeply within the African American ...

The cowrie shell has also found its way into fine jewelry by Black American designers. Fine jewelry designer Catherine Sarr’s Almasika, a luxury line of 18-karat gold and diamonds, debuted in ...

A mass grave in the Negev excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority sheds light on funerary, divination, and commercial practices in the first millennium BCE ...

Mrs. Prada (as she’s called) might go in on corduroy and cowrie shells one season ... tiny earrings and bracelets shaped like basketballs. It was as if Simons and Mrs. Prada had raided a ...

SEWING: Clashing symbols at Trump's inauguration: Cowrie shells and an 'awkward' salute ... Last year, she developed a collection of jewelry accessories with a San Francisco-area brand.

Enslaved griots were the originators of the tales of Bre’r Rabbit, sharing adapted West African fables after long days working. "This is Black history," says one historian.