You’ll see another staircase near where you landed; go through it, follow the path, and you’ll reach a mausoleum with a chest containing the talisman inside.

While Justice Jackson has yet to explain the exact meaning of her Inauguration collar, the cowrie shell's multiple meanings ... deems it necessary to wear a talisman to ward off evil?

Historians speculate that cowrie shells were viewed as a talisman to resist enslavement. Africans used them as charms for protection. This is where their strength lies. And here also lies the ...

Seated among a sea of white conservatives and billionaires, Jackson’s ceremonial black robes were complemented by a striking cowrie shell collar—a deliberate and powerful choice. This was not ...

Poised, powerful, and intentional, Justice Jackson sent a message with her main accessory of choice: a bold, layered cowrie shell necklace paired with matching earrings. Against her black ...

Then there was Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who attended the inauguration wearing a judicial robe with a large cowrie ... the shells may have been brought to America as a talisman ...

With her judicial robes, she wore a collar and a pair of earrings made up of cowrie ... America as talismans to resist enslavement.” (Jackson’s ancestors were enslaved.) The shells also ...

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 ...

While Justice Jackson has yet to explain the exact meaning of her Inauguration collar, the cowrie shell’s multiple meanings point to a sartorial expression of her dissent. The Justice’s ...