Cowrie Shells and Trade Power National Museum of African American History and Culture

In 1619 enslaved Africans first arrived in colonial Virginia

The cowrie shell - The meanings of this form of currency - Green

Cowrie Shells by Santana Alvarado – Hope Beyond Despair

The History of the Cowrie Shell in Africa – and its Cultural

Stringing Together Cowrie Shells in the African Archaeological

Coconut Shell Vessel, Edo peoples

Museum shells hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Demetri Broxton - Patricia Sweetow Gallery

Headdress (Mpaan), Kuba

A Curator's Farewell: Four Months in Kongo

Art in Focus: Cowries by Braxton Garneau

Cowrie Shells by Santana Alvarado – Hope Beyond Despair