Cowrie shells are a popular element of play across the country. Many games are played with them, and I have learned many rules. Recently, however, I was reading about the game Haaran Gindun — an ...

part ii., vol. xvi.) on the explorations of aboriginal sites in the Tennessee River valley, which raises the interesting question of the provenance of certain cowries found there. These are ...

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 ...

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu urged support for education, pledging ₦100M to Five Cowries Arts Initiative, boosting arts ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Models adorned in cowrie shells and batik dresses appear at the final day of Dakar Fashion Week in the ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations A love letter to attiéké, Ivory Coast's ...

SINGAPORE – The larva development of two cowrie species native to Singapore waters has been successfully recorded by marine biologists from the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI ...

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, in partnership with Queen Mary University of London, is offering full scholarships to support Black African and Caribbean heritage applicants from socio-economically ...

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 ...

For three decades, The Cowrie has enjoyed a dress-circle location with expansive views over Terrigal and the sea. And under the ownership of chef Dimitris Aronis, who took over after the pandemic ...