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Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic...

Cowrie is a medium interaction SSH and Telnet honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and shell interaction performed by an attacker. Cowrie also...

Cowrie-shell divination refers to several distinct forms of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of certain...

cowroid (or cauroid) was an ancient Egyptian seal-amulet that imitated the cowrie shell. When incorporated into a woman's girdle, cowroids would've had an...

Cowrie Point is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of the island state of Tasmania...

the starting position, cowrie are placed on the third and sixth ranks. Seeds are placed at the right side of lords. The cowrie shell moves one space forward...

money cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is called "money cowrie" because...

spadicea, common name the chestnut cowrie, is a species of sea snail in the cowrie family, Cypraeidae. Chestnut cowries can be found in the eastern Pacific...

ring cowrie, ring top cowrie, or gold ring cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The...

as president. The wandering cowrie is featured on the obverse background of the $10 banknote, the most-commonly found cowrie in Singapore. Its reverse carries...

common egg cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The shells...

Monetaria caputophidii, the Hawaiian snakehead cowrie, is a species of sea snail in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. It is an endemic species found in Hawaii...

known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The tiger cowry was...

common name the orange cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Naria citrina citrina...

common name the golden cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This is an uncommon-to-rare...

player's pieces move around the board based upon a throw of six or seven cowrie shells as lots, with the number of shells resting with the aperture upward...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Trivia monacha, also known as the European cowrie or spotted cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae...

them of sorrow. She is said to be able to cure infertility in women, and cowrie shells represent her wealth. She does not easily lose her temper, but when...

common name the measled cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Macrocypraea zebra dissimilis...

Lamarck's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these common cowries reach...

commonly called the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Two subspecies are recognized :...

the carnelian cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These cowries reach 30–80 millimetres...

of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae (false cowries). In Australia the shells are commonly referred to as a shuttle or spindle...

The Uganda Cowries, also known as the Uganda Missionaries, were the first adhesive postage stamps of Uganda. Because there was no printing press in Uganda...

Christa Cowrie (born 1949) is a German-Mexican photographer, who began her career in photojournalism but is best known for her work documenting Mexico’s...

Trivia arctica, the northern cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias. This is a similar...

Nigeria) Samuel Ekpo (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) Isaac Sani (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) Hassan Mohammed (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) Alfred Oche (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) Joshua...

name : the toothless cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This marine species...

common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies...

cognates which are likely onomatopoeiac. The names have also come to mean the cowrie shells, predominantly used as the seeds of the game. These names include...

currency of Ghana introduced in 1965, the cedi, was named after cowrie shells. In China, cowries were so important that many characters relating to money or...

3:20 9. "Peach, Plum, Pear" 3:34 10. "Swansea" 5:05 11. "Three Little Babes" (traditional) 3:42 12. "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" 4:21 Total length: 52:05...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This is considered an economically important species in the Indo-West...

up half the time over many casts), to naturally occurring objects like cowrie shells which may produce a range of unbalanced results depending upon the...

common name : the thrush cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following forms...

also exported animal skins, ivory, and cotton. Imports were copper and cowrie shells, which were used as their currency. Slavery was fundamental to the...

first step in the evolution of currency by introducing cowrie shells as a mode of exchange. Cowries, sourced from the Indian Ocean, were valued for their...

Adedamola (Cowrie RFC) Ladipo Azeez Olaitan (Cowrie RFC Peter Okere Ambrose (Jos RFC) Salihu Abdulmalik (Nigeria Police RFC) Oduntan Olatunji (Cowrie RFC) Ogar...

coxeni, common name Cox's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Eclogavena coxeni has...

commodities; the oldest being in the form of cattle and the most widely used being cowrie shells. Money has since evolved into governmental issued coins, paper and...

common name peppered cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Notocypraea piperita...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857) Paradusta hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula connelli peelae Lorenz, 2002 Liltved, W.R. (1983). "A new...

included cowrie shells, ant nose money, spade-shaped money and knife-shaped money. Before the Spring and Autumn period, during the Shang dynasty, cowrie shells...

what is now Indonesia and Malaysia. The Maldives were a primary source of cowrie shells, which were then used as currency throughout Asia and parts of the...

citizens stored their cowrie wealth in a building called akueho (cowrie huts) located in the compounds of their houses. Such cowrie huts were designed to...

records of people from Sri Lanka emigrating to the Maldives. Assuming that cowrie shells come from the Maldives, historians believe that there may have been...

medium-sized sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pustulariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These cowries are found along...

to patrol the Niger. He introduced a novel system of taxation using the cowrie shell as currency. His successful defeat of an invasion from the Kong Empire...

heritage, and social status. Fulani braids are often adorned with beads, cowrie shells, and other decorative elements, which symbolize beauty, wealth, and...

longer under active development and recommends using the fork'd project Cowrie. Python Twisted Twisted Conch Python 2.5+ but less than 3.0 Python-dev Pysan1...

Necklace found at Tell Arpachiyah, made from obsidian beads and cowrie shells from the Persian Gulf, formerly colored with red ochre. British Museum....

Vodun Government Monarchy History   • Established 17th century • Conquest by Dahomey 1727 Currency Cowrie, Gold Succeeded by Dahomey Today part of Benin...

Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries (sg. cowry or cowrie), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm. This species occurs in the Indian...

Tiles Tops, such as Teetotums or Dreidels Drawstring bag Spinners Bones, Cowrie Shells, or Stick dice, used in ancient games A refereed game could also...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Contradusta include: Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse...

include familiar forms such as abalones, conches, periwinkles, whelks, and cowries, whose shells are usually coiled in adulthood. In contrast, limpets and...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm, lateral diameter 15.3 mm, dorsoventral...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lorenz (1999). La Conchiglia 292 : 11–28. World Register of Marine Species...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Primovula fulguris (Azuma & Cate, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Primovula fulguris...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Callistocypraea broderipii are typically between 60mm and 90mm in length...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Procalpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810). WoRMS (2009). Procalpurnus lacteus...

of the kingdom with his relative Joy Manikya II. Originally named Panch Cowrie Thakur, he was one of the sons of Maharaja Mukunda Manikya by his wife Prabhavati...

he began playing for Nigeria's Lagos Rugby Club, Racing Rugby Club, and Cowrie Rugby Club. Later, he played for the Chicago Blaze Rugby Club in the USA...

Vicetia is an extinct genus of cowrie from the Eocene of Europe and Pakistan. Five species are currently recognized with all European forms forming a single...

marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 65–80 millimetres (2.6–3.1 in) in...

Khiamniungan Naga Shawl that has circles of cowrie shells is called Shiehtsap nie. But the exact same shawl without cowrie shells is called Nütsah. The shells...

pattern coins. King Rama III had the idea to produce copper cowrie shells to replace cowrie shells, which were live animals. He ordered Phraya Phra Khlang...

decorate the it to represent their own status, using clothing made from cowrie shells, as well as beads, coins, and paint. Ibeji figures are admired by...

smallest finger. On her right hand, she wore a metal ring in the shape of a cowrie shell. She wore black tights under her trousers and was wearing Skechers...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Cuspivolva mucronata (Azuma & Cate, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva mucronata...

native leaders prisoner pending payment of a fine of two hundred bags of cowries. Despite the District Commissioner's instructions to treat the leaders...

common name the kitten cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Melicerona felina has...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Diminovula incisa Azuma & Cate, 1971. WoRMS (2009). Diminovula incisa...

Cypraeidae, the cowries. The mantle of this cowry is translucent bright orange-red. Cribrarula cribraria is one of the most recognizable cowries. The shells...

objects struck by lightning Garment: red cloth with printed white squares or cowrie shells Necklace or Elekes: white and red beads Archetype: power, dominance...

Maldivan archipelago's strategic location in the Indian Ocean and abundance of cowrie shells, a popular currency, proved lucrative. In 1153, the Sunni visitor...

Religion History   • Established 1054 • Conquered by Elhadj Omar Saido Tall 1860 Currency Cowries Preceded by Succeeded by Ghana Empire Toucouleur Empire...

a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species occurs in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, tropical Indo-West Pacific...

new arrangements of two previously released songs; "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" from Milk-Eyed Mender and Walnut Whales and "Cosmia" from Ys. The album...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The size of the shell varies between 48 mm and 110 mm. This marine species...

Autumn period (770–476 BCE), took the form of imitations of the infamous cowrie shells that were used in ceremonial exchanges. The same period also saw...

3:41 2. "Cassiopeia" 4:00 3. "Peach, Plum, Pear" 3:27 4. "Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie" 3:52 5. "Flying a Kite" 6:34 6. "The Fray" 3:22 7. "En Gallop!" 6:26 8...

Jamilah Barry) 3:31 18. "Tioga Pass" (featuring Rocco Palladino) 7:56 19. "Cowrie Charms" (featuring Leon Thomas and Barbara Hicks) 3:51 Total length: 73:54...

Warring States period (475–221 BCE) Xuyi, Jiangsu 1982 Nanjing Museum Bronze Cowrie Container with Sacrificial Ceremony Scene 诅盟场面贮贝器 Western Han (206 BCE –...

cyanobacteria, diatoms, green film algae, brown film algae, and detritus. Chestnut Cowrie Snail Zebra Turbo Snail Trochus Snails Mexican Turbo Snail Conch Snail Cerith...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lyncina kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe, 1961). Bouchet, P. (2010). Lyncina kuroharai...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies This marine species occurs off Cebu Island. MolluscaBase...

of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Raybaudia joycae (Clover, 1970) Raybaudia porteri (C. N. Cate, 1966) Wikimedia...

mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells reach 15–47 millimetres (0.59–1.85 in) of length. These cowries have a surface smooth and shiny....

West, some cheaper sets use oval-shaped marbles. Some tourist sets use cowrie shells. The game starts with four seeds in each house. The objective of...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. A 2017 DNA analysis confirmed that Cyphoma signatum and Cyphoma mcgintyi...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these very common cowries reach on average 32–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in) of...

Adumu dance. Expensive necklaces, bracelets, and earrings made of beads, cowrie shells, and other materials are frequently worn by the dancers. These jewelry...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Mauritia grayana grayana Schilder, 1930 Mauritia grayana ngai...

especially the well known Winnie the Pooh. Canary trap Client honeypot Cowrie Defense strategy (computing) HoneyMonkey Honeytoken Network telescope Operation...

Ocean on the south, the mouth of the Lagos Lagoon on the West, the Five Cowrie Creek to the North, and swamps on the East. The colonial government began...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Synonyms Zonaria petitiana senegalensis F. A. Schilder, 1928: synonym...

mixed with water and painted on the buildings. The women of Tuvalu use cowrie and other shells in traditional handicrafts. The artistic traditions of...

European system of monetization implemented with the slave trade replaced cowrie shells, the currency traditionally used among Africans. According to research...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 8.9 mm. This marine species occurs off...

selected, cleaned, sanctified. For prasna, 108 cowries are used. The astrologer first touches the cowries while meditating on his mantra and asking for...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Nesiocypraea teramachii neocaledonica Lorenz, 2002 Nesiocypraea...

counting objects, which derive from counting cowries. * Oókàn is a contraction of owó ọ̀kan 'one cowrie'; 2–10, 20, and 30 are analogous. ** Lá is a contraction...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

Trade and its Abolition on 23 August 2024. The Wake is in the form of a cowrie shell and is 7 meters in height. It will be cast in bronze. The interior...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Naria eburnea has a shell reaching a size of about 35–45 mm [1.38–1.77...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This marine species occurs off Fiji. Calcarovula arthritica Lorenz & Fehse...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

oil"; related to Hindi khopri "skull", from Sanskrit kharparah "skull". Cowrie from Hindi कौड़ी kauri and Urdu کمتدب kauri, from Marathi कवडी kavadi, which...

many families of shelled marine molluscs – including the periwinkles, cowries, wentletraps, moon snails, murexes, cone snails and turrids – and constitutes...

The table found in the traditional arithmetic of Bengal contained 1260 cowries instead of one silver coin (Purana or Dramma). That is, the ratio of Purana...

large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is mainly distributed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean including...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These very common shells reach on average 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in)...

anniversary cover of the magazine L’Officiel Headpiece (2020) & Belt (2020) – Cowrie shell clothing by Lafalaise Dion popularized by Beyoncé in Black Is King...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, Mozambique...

Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail...

Museum Episode 3: Cowrie Shells – (Original Air Date: 30 November 2016) Summary: Great Aunt Lizzie tells the story of Charlotte and the Cowrie Shells. A woman...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Liltved. 2002. Toxicon, 40 (5) : 573–578. World Register of Marine Species...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of this uncommon species reach on average 75–100 millimetres...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There is one subspecies: Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin,...

female, who was buried with two copper bracelets - one on each wrist, 13 cowrie shells, 11 stone beads, and a fully intact pot. MacDonald, K.C. (April 2011)...

similar to those used in the steppe. YANG, BIN (2011). "The Rise and Fall of Cowrie Shells: The Asian Story". Journal of World History. 22 (1): 1–25. doi:10...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. "Sulcerato recondita". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trivirostra clariceae...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 8.3 mm. The marine species occurs in the...

Khiamniungan Naga Shawl that has circles of cowrie shells is called Shiehtsap nie. But the exact same shawl without cowrie shells is called Nütsah. The shell was...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lorenz. 2002. Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 12 mm. This species occurs in the East...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Each tribe then assigned the weakest player in their tribes with a Black Cowrie shell, which added a vote against them at each Tribal Council before the...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in)...

(dark-toothed cowrie, also spelled 'cowry') is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Two...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This marine species occurs off the Philippines. MolluscaBase eds. (2024)...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

or streams. These shrines are adorned with palm fronds, white cloths, cowries, pots, calabashes, and various symbols associated with her presence. Individuals...

isiZulu: amathambo) are pieces of bones and vertebrae, carved ivory dice and cowrie shells used for divination. It is widely known in South Africa where traditional...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of Luria lurida reach on average 40–48 millimetres (1.6–1.9 in)of...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Naria nebrites ceylonica (f) Schilder, F.A. & M. Schilder, 1938 Naria...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Ahir dancers decorated with cowrie shells for Diwali....

false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and...

person that is to be buried. The practice dates to the Shang dynasty when cowrie shells were used, in the belief that the money would be used in the afterlife...

common name the stolid cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies...

common name the camel cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There is one subspecies :...

purifying baths. They cut two bamboos and decorated it with coloured cloth and cowries, followed by celebrations with music and instruments. A large scale fair...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Phenacovolva subreflexa (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). WoRMS...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Eclogavena include: Eclogavena coxeni (Cox, 1873)...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Talparia talpa lutani Bridges, 2015 Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)...

Macrocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Macrocypraea...

3,836 km2 (1,481 sq mi) Population • 2025 estimate 1,570,000 Currency Cowries (historical) uses Nigerian Naira, NGN (modern) Time zone UTC+1 (WAT) Calling...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lyncina vitellus dama (Perry, 1811) Lyncina vitellus polynesiae Schilder...

it is then it is called a "chamma". Each player takes a turn to roll the cowrie shells. The mouth of the shell landing upwards has a value of 1 and downwards...

Eagle's Band Hohe ("Rebels, i.e. Assiniboine") Wamnuga Owin or Wamnugaoin ("Cowrie-Shell Earrings" or "Shell ear ornaments or Pendants") Cante Peta 'Fire Heart'...

than 90% of its value. The word cedi is the Akan word for cowry shell. Cowries (plural of cowry) were formerly used as currency in what is now Ghana....

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 5.9 mm. This marine species occurs off...

of 10 April 2017. The earliest form of currency used in the Maldives was cowrie shells (Cypraea moneta) and historical accounts of travellers indicate that...

molluscs in the family Triviidae, the trivias. These are known in Britain as "cowries".[citation needed] The shell of these species does superficially resemble...

of one head of cowries for every Puncheon of Palm Oil of the average size of one hundred and twenty gallons and two strings of cowries per lb. on all...

and seaweed (limu). Major exports are copra and hand crafts (including cowrie shell, shark tooth knives, and Kiribati stamps). An Australian supply ship...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 13.4 mm. This marine species occurs off...

genus of small or medium-sized sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Ipsa include:...

River at a spot later called Elegba, supposedly named after the 2,000 cowries Oderinlo paid the ferrymen. After Oderinlo's arrival, there was a delay...

slivers of wood or hand-made iron wedges driven through their centers, and cowrie shells are frequently attached at the top and bottom. Beads are arranged...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Hiatavolva rugosa Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Hiatavolva...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

hair wound in a braid in a shell-like (kaparda) fashion". A kaparda is a cowrie shell, or a braid of hair in the form of a shell, or, more generally, hair...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Cuspivolva bellica (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva bellica (Cate...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Diminovula coroniola (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Diminovula coroniola...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Diminovula aboriginea (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Diminovula aboriginea...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies. Cyphoma snails live in tropical oceans and seas. Species...

6°27′01″N 3°27′21″E / 6.4502°N 3.4558°E / 6.4502; 3.4558 Crosses Five Cowries Creek Locale Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos State Ikoyi, Lagos, Lagos State Characteristics...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 32–38 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in) of...

gold and semi-precious gems The recumbent lion wristlets, broad bracelets, cowrie shell girdle, and broad anklets of gold and semi-precious stones The recumbent...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lorenz. 2002. Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar...

on the ancient game Pachisi. It was first played on cloth boards using cowrie shells and small tokens. Over time, it changed into a simpler version with...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies are recognized : Luria pulchra akabensis Luria...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta lutea (Gmelin, 1791)...

Seated on his throne endowed in Mbunda Royal Insignia: Mande: the end of a cowrie shell worn suspended from the neck, signifies royalty Lukano: The royal...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

production designer Max Cetto - architect Olga Costa - painter Christa Cowrie - photographer Heinz Dieterich - sociologist, political analyst Margit Frenk...

cowrie Youth $1,000 170 × 83 Purple Yusof bin Ishak; Beautiful cowrie Government 1 January 2021 $10,000 180 × 90 Brown Yusof bin Ishak; Onyx cowrie Economics...

Bernardino County, California Trona (gastropod), a genus of sea snails in the cowrie family This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Margovula translineata (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Margovula translineata...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The shell size varies between 18 mm and 50 mm This species is distributed...

Beliefs & Sacrificial Rites. ISBN 0-9638787-3-5 William Bascom, Sixteen Cowries. Lydia Cabrera, El Monte: Igbo-Nfinda, Ewe Orisha/Vititi Nfinda. ISBN 0-89729-009-7...

the artist who popularized Rajasthani cowrie falls for the hair, using colorful, hand dyed yarn to braid cowrie shells together. She also created one...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm This species is distributed...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

provides habitat for fauna such as California sheephead fish, chestnut cowries, garibaldi, giant keyhole limpets, moray eels, nudibranchs, painted greenling...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. They have a shaft-like body, propelled by two spheres at one end that...

behind the entrance door. These figures are usually made with cement and cowrie shells, and sometimes sit within clay dishes. In the Afro-Brazilian religion...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Pellasimnia maccoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878). WoRMS (2009). Pellasimnia maccoyi...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm. This marine species...

ground. During the throw, the player gathers smaller stones (also seeds or cowries) called anak ("children"). All of these actions are done with one hand...

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands (F63) Still Life with Bottles and a Cowrie Shell, 1884, Private collection (F64) Still Life with Pots, Jar and Bottles...

sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Species within the genus Pseudopusula are as follows: Pseudopusula...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula amphithales Melvill. WoRMS (2009). Cypraeovula amphithales...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Crenavolva tinctura (Garrard, 1963). WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva tinctura...

North America to further west. They indicate the discovery of miigis (white cowrie) shells along their migration through the Great Lakes region.[citation needed]...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. South-western Australia. Zoila rosselli. WoRMS (2009). Zoila rosselli...

boat Tigris used in Thor Heyerdahl's expedition Cypraea tigris, or tiger cowrie, a type of sea snail Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS, a Swiss police force Panthera...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Dissona tosaensis (Azuma & Cate, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Dissona tosaensis...

Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the onyx cowry (Erronea onyx). The shells of these cowries reach on average...

Ancient Egyptian Cowrie Shell Girdle of Sithanthorunet...

powers, channeling otherworldly beings, and performing divination with cowrie shells. Malidoma Patrice Somé Author and shaman Sobonfu Somé (author and...

common name the mammoth cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Macrocypraea mammoth...

a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Although they are of no taxonomic significance, there are two named forms...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Umbilia armeniaca Verco, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias. The shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm. It is typically...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies. This marine species occurs from Florida, U.S.A....

CNA. Retrieved 25 May 2023. Official website Soh, Doreen (1990). From cowries to credit cards: stories of Singapore's money. Federal Publications. p...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell of this quite uncommon cowry reaches on average 22–28 millimetres...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This marine species occurs southwest of Hainan, China. MolluscaBase eds...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. They are found in the oceans surrounding Panama and Ecuador. Phenacovolva...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Mauritia eglantina huberi Thach, 2018 These quite common shells...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Cuspivolva ostheimerae (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva ostheimerae...

rupee See also Rupee sign Indian rupee sign (₹) History of the rupee History of the taka Paisa Anna Pie Larin Mohur Ashrafi Cash Dam Cowrie Dinar Tola...

Papa Leho" "When the Sea Draws Out the Tidal Wave, the Rocks Where the Cowries Hide Are Exposed" Antonio Negret Rob Hanning October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Archivolva lissenungensis (Lorenz, 2005). WoRMS (2009). Archivolva lissenungensis...

steamboat sunk off the coast of Lisbon. Unknown Between 1575 and 1625 A ship sunk off the coast of Cascais, carrying Chinese ceramics, pepper and cowries....

Jolof at Battle of Danki 1549 1549 • French colonization 1886 1879 Currency Cowries Iron bars Preceded by Succeeded by Wolof Empire French West Africa...

applicable to the general public. Faxian mentions that the people used cowries for buying and selling goods. Faxian mentions the Pataliputra region as...

fresh meat - US 3397068 A, google.com Gerry Bailey; Felicia Law (2006). Cowries, Coins, Credit; The History of Money. Compass Point Books. p. 16. ISBN 9780756516765...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Margovula somaliensis (Fehse, 2001). WoRMS (2009). Margovula somaliensis...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Contrasimnia formosana (Azuma, 1972). WoRMS (2009). Contrasimnia formosana...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Kurodavolva wakayamensis (Cate & Azuma, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Kurodavolva...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula alfredensis alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) Cypraeovula...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Melicerona include: Melicerona felina (Gmelin...

Still Life with Bottles and a Cowrie Shell...

Bronze cowrie container, Western Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD), Yunnan Provincial Museum, Kunming; cowrie shells were used as an early form of money in this...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Simnia bijuri (Cate, 1976). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia bijuri (Cate, 1976)...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Primovula santacarolinensis Cate, 1978. WoRMS (2009). Primovula santacarolinensis...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lorenz & Sterba (1999). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

15th century • Absorbed into Fante Confederacy 18th century Currency Gold dust Cowrie shells Barter Succeeded by Fante Confederacy Today part of Ghana...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Fehse (1998). Club Conchylia Informationen 30 (4-6) : 39-67...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Monterosato T. A. (di) (1923). Molluschi delle coste Cirenaiche...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Simnia hammesi (Bertsch & Bibbey, 1982). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia hammesi...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Crenavolva matsumiyai Azuma, 1974. WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva matsumiyai...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Notadusta include: † Notadusta clifdenensis Cernohorsky...

Aboh's trade consisted of imports by sea, including manufactured goods and cowries, as well as beads, salt, hats, muskets and gunpowder. With the external...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Malacca Sultanate ambergris and porcelain cloth and gold Maldive Islands cowries musk and sheep Kingdom of Jaffna cinnamon and their currency cloth Trading...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

So he asked his medicine men to make charms so he could get a lot of cowries. Somehow a fire broke out and destroyed his house and properties. Given...

Certain Area of Timberland into Alienable and Disposable Land: Ramesamey/Cowrie Island 2001-04-20 9121 Radio and Television Broadcasting Franchise: Weblink...

in the play, Yasmin and Pervaneh, when Isabel Jeans (Yasmin) and Laura Cowrie (Pervaneh) both went down with influenza in the epidemic of 1923. When C...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There are three subspecies recognized : Cribrarula esontropia cribellum...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Fehse D. & Grego J. 2002. Contributions to the knowledge of...

West Indies. It was an important centre for the cowrie trade: French slavers in particular purchased cowries sourced in the Indian Ocean, exchanged in Altona...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Carpiscula galearis Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Carpiscula galearis Cate...

8000 people. The King's palace included a two-story building known as the "cowrie house" or akuehue. Under the twelve kings who succeeded from 1625 to 1900...

features traditional African cultural symbols on its facades such as the cowrie shells, which acted as units of currency in the depth of history. They were...

marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eocypraeidae, belonging to the cowries and cowry allies. † Sphaerocypraea bowerbankii (Sowerby in Dixon, 1850)...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Standing male figure; 19th century; wood, pigment, metal & cowrie shells; height: 82.6 cm (32.5 in.); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)...

some old beliefs and habits and adopted others. The women of Tuvalu use cowrie and other shells in traditional handicrafts. The artistic traditions of...

gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This genus has become a synonym of Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927 Species...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the North...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Contradusta walkeri continens (Iredale, 1935) Contradusta walkeri surabajensis...

gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Lyncina lynx is quite common. The shells of these cowries are very variabile in pattern and size. They...

kind of life that Angela and other early inhabitants may have lived. Four cowrie shells were excavated as part of the site assemblage and have been cautiously...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Congo and Angola...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies have been recognized : Zoila friendii friendii...

gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. † Proadusta camiadorum Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 † Proadusta denticulina (Sacco...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell size varies between 13 mm and 37 mm. The dorsum surface is usually...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Omi & Iino. 2005. Venus (Tokyo) 64(3–4) : 141–149. World Register of Marine...

player's pieces move around the board based upon a throw of six or seven cowrie shells as lots, with the number of shells resting with the aperture upward...

a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these cowries reach on average 60 millimetres (2.4 in) of length, with...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average 22–26 millimetres (0.87–1.02 in)...

pages 60, 144–158, 200–220 Bin, Yang (September 2004). "Horses, Silver and Cowries: Yunnan in Global Perspective". Journal of World History. 15 (3): 281–322...

Gods and Men in West Africa ISBN 0-253-20638-3 William R. Bascom: Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World ISBN 0-253-20847-5 Rosenthal...

Choose, Sew and Care". Dalston Mill Fabrics. Retrieved 23 January 2024. L W Cowrie (1996). Dictionary of British Social History. Wordsworth Reference. p. 304...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. It is the only species in the genus Chelycpraea. There is one subspecies...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Eldorado Excursions "Patience (Remix) Eric Bellinger New Light: The Remixes "Cowrie Charms" 2023 Yussef Dayes, Barbara Hicks Black Classical Music "Is There...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Dentiovula colobica (Azuma & Cate, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Dentiovula colobica...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

Nefertity in tomb DM1159a. Around her hips is a beaded girdle of metal cowrie shell-shaped beads interspersed with strings of small non-metal beads. Similar...

blue beads reaching the shoulders, and cowrie shells arranged in cross shapes on it as well. More beads and cowries are worn crossing over the chest and...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. It can be found in New Caledonia. Fehse D. & Grego J. (2008)...

earliest cephalopods to sport a fully-covered mantle, similar to that of a cowrie, and may have even repaired such shells similarly. Fossilized remains also...

flattened and rolled (on a special tool) so as to take the shape of gavvalu (cowrie shells). These shells are fried in oil or ghee and soaked in sugar or jaggery...

signify the dance's martial origins and cultural identity. Accessories like cowries and red cloths add symbolic depth, representing protection and valor. Today...

name the pear-shaped cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula algoensis algoensis (Gray, 1825) Cypraeovula algoensis liltvedi...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Bistolida hirundo francisca (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) Bistolida hirundo...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Simnialena acuminata (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). WoRMS...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Zoila thersites contraria Iredale, 1935 Zoila thersites thersites Gaskoin...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

hdl:11573/1547061. Bronson, Bennet (November 1976), "Cash, Cannon, and Cowrie Shells: The Nonmodern Moneys of the World", Bulletin, vol. 47, Chicago:...

attending a 1969 conference on smallpox eradication. It is adorned with layers of meaningful objects such as monkey skulls, cowrie shells, and nails....

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean, Indonesia, and many...

sort of violin like the sahelian kora Sekere: a melodic shaker; beads or cowrie shells beautifully wound around a gourd, shaken, beaten by fists occasionally...

responsible for commanding the women who collected and distributed the zimbu, a cowrie shell known scientifically as “cauris cipraea moneta”, used as currency...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Triviella phalacra Schilder, 1930. Gofas, S. (2010). Triviella...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Phenacovolva insculpta (Odhner, 1919). WoRMS (2009). Phenacovolva insculpta...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. It lives and feeds on fan, whip and bush-type gorgonians. The rosy spindle...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Dentiovula deforgesi Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. WoRMS (2009). Dentiovula deforgesi...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae (the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries). Carpiscula bullata (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). WoRMS...

– tuned and untuned percussion Douglas Mitchell – clarinet Christopher Cowrie – oboe Jonathon Carrey – violin Nina Gresin – cello Randy Wigs – harp Sid...

the seventh century. It is speculated that cowrie shells may have been the principal currency at Gedi. Cowrie shells have been recovered in the store rooms...

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Barycypraea include: †Barycypraea caputviperae...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell size varies between 10 mm and 24 mm. This species occurs in...

• Burmese tributary 1558–1775 • Siamese conquest 15 January 1775 Currency Cowrie shells Preceded by Succeeded by Ngoenyang Phayao Chaliang Kingdom of Chiang Mai...

marketplaces still existed. Then during the Zhou dynasty period tortoise and cowrie shells, gold, and bronze coins would be introduced as media of exchange...

– symbolizing transformation, Odan (fig tree) – symbolizing life, Owo (cowries) – symbolizing wealth/money, and Dundun/Gangan (talking drums) – symbolizing...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This species occurs on the Atlantic coast of Africa (Cape Verde, Senegal...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Pseudosimnia flava Fehse, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine...

A Micronesian navigational chart from the Marshall Islands, made of wood, sennit fiber and cowrie shells....

directly useful in themselves – but also merely attractive items such as cowrie shells or beads which were exchanged for more useful commodities. Due to...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Zonaria zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791) Zonaria zonaria gambiensis (Shaw...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these very common cowries reach on average 23–28 millimetres (0.91–1.10 in) of...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There is one subspecies : Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata Dautz., 1932...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Contradusta bregeriana pervelata (Lorenz, 2002) (taxon inquirendum)...

bright red and bright deep blue colored dresses. The ornaments are made of cowries and conch shells. The most notable ones amongst them is Nütsah(/nə³³.tsɑʔ³³/...

ISBN 978-1-60868-218-8. Retrieved 14 October 2023. "X77.903 Ade Bayanni (cowrie crown) | Fowler Museum at UCLA". Fowler museum at UCLA. Retrieved 14 October...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Empire 1854 • Conquered by France 1890 • Annexed by France 1904 Currency cowries, mithqal Preceded by Succeeded by Songhai Empire Toucouleur Empire Today...

kingdom. After her death, a wooden statue nearly a meter tall covered with cowrie shells was created in her honor as a symbol of hope and peace. In 1902,...

practiced by many West African ethnic groups, is practiced with strings of cowries. There are 1,261 ejo (deities), including the one-handed, one-legged mirror-holding...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Fehse. 2002. Conchiglia 34 (303): 23–55. World Register of Marine Species...

of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These shelled molluscs are generally exclusive on the island of Mauritius...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Margovula lacrima (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Margovula lacrima (Cate...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Naviculavolva kurziana (Cate, 1976). WoRMS (2009). Naviculavolva kurziana...

Erasto Cortés Juárez Francisco Corzas Olga Costa Hugo Covantes Christa Cowrie José Víctor Crowley Héctor Cruz Marco Antonio Cruz Dolores Cueto Germán...

Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies. This is an Eastern Pacific species, whose range...

capable of dispelling darkness for miles. Kakini-ratna: A divine jewel or cowrie that produces immense wealth and is used by the monarch to mark his boundaries...

processions of apotropaic solar deities. The cowroid amulet (imitating the cowrie shell) was also used to protect pregnant mothers and children, and was typically...

Singapore dollar is accepted in Brunei. Early currency in Brunei included cowrie shells. Brunei is also famous for its bronze teapots, which were used as...

Hebrides, the first female being is said to have been transformed from a cowrie-shell. An origin of man from stone is told by the Baining of New Britain:...

sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies. Species within the genus Proterato include: † Proterato...

Cone snails: Some cone snails hunt and eat other kinds of snails, such as cowries, olive shells, turbo snails, and conch snails, while others will eat other...

clothing. These garments are often treated with animal fats and decorated with cowrie shells. Leather remains a foundational cultural marker in Oromo history...

Michigan. Her small press books include The Italian Smoking Piece, The Cowrie Shell Piece, and the Hs: the Spasms of a Requiem, and Sur les Pointes, The...

cowry allies or false cowries. Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009). The Living Ovulidae – A manual of the families of Allied Cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Crenavolva virgo (Azuma & Cate, 1971). WoRMS (2009). Crenavolva virgo...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

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Perisserosa is a genus of sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Perisserosa include:...

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any divination sign. In cowrie-shell divination (Dilogun), he is also strongly associated with the sign called Metanlá (13 cowries). There are several, sometimes...

common name the Chinese cowrie, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The mantle of the animal...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This marine species occurs off the Marshall Islands. Lorenz. 2002. Schriften...

Nigeria initially made widespread use of the cowrie, which was already valued locally. The influx of cowrie led to inflation. In April 1927, the British...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The panther cowry is one of only two species currently included in the...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. There are three subspecies: Naria helvola bellatrix (Lorenz, 2009) Naria...

slaves was part of a diverse commercial network. Alongside gold coins, cowrie shells from the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic (Canaries, Luanda) were used...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Sandalia triticea (Lamarck, 1810). WoRMS (2009). Sandalia triticea (Lamarck...

and retrieve after reaching the center. The game is generally played with cowrie shells instead of dice. It is similar to Chowka bhara. In Korea, the board...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The size of the shell varies between 15 and 28 mm (0.59 and 1.10 in)....

of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Nesiocypraea include: Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz...

Dove Double Geneva Zürich 4 and 6 Lady McLeod private local post Uganda Cowries – The first stamps of Uganda, typewritten Penny Black (1840) – World's...

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snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies are recognized : Pustularia cicercula cicercula...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm. This species...

ISBN 978-0521541107. Particularly chapters "Boom and slump for the cowrie trade" (pages 64–79) and "The cowrie as money: transport costs, values and inflation" (pages...

gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within the genus Luria include: Luria cahuzaci Dolin & Lozouet...

pearly glistening seeds were regarded as simulating or substituting for cowrie shells, which were used as ornaments and currency throughout Southern China...

been used in its construction. Ray or shark skin rasps, breadfruit leaves, cowrie shells and coconut oil would have been used to finish and polish the statue...

bordering on the sea, abounds in many rare and valuable articles. They use cowrie shells and pearls in commercial transactions. Madhavaraja II was succeeded...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Fehse D. & Grego J. 2002. Contributions to the knowledge of...

Tebay was one of the first collectors to exhibit the primitive Ugandan Cowrie stamps. She died on 22 December 1901, at the age of 82. "Death of Mrs. Tebay"...

10 Sandpiper Leda, Laevis 1898/99 R. Lathom & Co., Crossens WYC 11 Teal Cowrie 1899 R. Latham & Co., Crossens WYC 12 Merlin Astarte, Buckie 1899 R. Latham...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell size varies between 13 mm and 34 mm. The dorsum surface is usually...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. The shell of an adult Pusula radians can be as long as 21 millimetres...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Trivellona paucicostata valerieae (Hart, 1996): synonym of...

Triviella, common name the smooth pearl cowries, is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae, the trivias. The genus...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Dolin (2001). Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 185 :201-241 (2001)...

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Island Cateran Bay 3.066 0 Cid Island Bench Point, Gilling Point 2.95 0 Cowrie Island 0.024 0 Deloraine Island 0.172 0 Dent Island 4.13 2 Dumbell Island...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm. This marine species...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Luria cinerea brasilensis Lorenz, 2002 (taxon inquirendum)...

Bridge 1,358 m (4,455 ft) Cable-stayed Alexander Avenue Admiralty Way Five Cowries Creek 2013 Lagos Ibeju-Lekki - Ikoyi 6°26′59.8″N 3°27′9.5″E / 6.449944°N...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

gumbris are personalized and highly decorated. It is painted and adorned with cowrie shells. The goatskin, which is replaced once a year, has patterns on it...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm.[citation needed] This marine species...

Mozambique) Cypraeidae - True cowries Ring cowrie Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique) Arabic cowrie Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758...

along with other embellishments. Tribal women use coins, shells, buttons, cowries, and small pieces of mirrors to decorate their colorful costumes, which...

drum, the rope wrap must be removed.) Djembes may also be decorated with cowrie shells, coloured paint, decorative tacks, or other metalwork. Traditionally...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Margovula pyriformis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1828). WoRMS (2009). Margovula pyriformis...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Simnia avena (G.B. Sowerby II, 1832). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia avena (G...

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both "cowrie" and the cowrie-like Chinese ceramic which is called porcelain in English. Jaussen's Rapanui gloss, pure, means specifically "cowrie". Almost...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The maximum recorded shell length is 22.7 mm. The minimum recorded depth...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. P. semperi is native to the coasts of Madagascar and parts of South Africa...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, also known as the false cowries or trivias. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trivirostra elongata...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds, 1844). WoRMS (2009). Dentiovula dorsuosa (Hinds...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Testudovolva orientis Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Testudovolva orientis...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Diminovula mozambiquensis Fehse, 2001. WoRMS (2009). Diminovula mozambiquensis...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Margovula bimaculata (A. Adams, 1854). WoRMS (2009). Margovula bimaculata...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Takasagovolva honkakujiana (Kuroda, 1928). WoRMS (2009). Takasagovolva...

par with the Spanish dollar. Before the introduction of coins in Brunei, Cowrie shells were used as bartering currency in purchasing small items. Brunei...

a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies are recognized: Mauritia arabica arabica (Linnaeus...

him an androgynous appearance. He is always dressed elegantly, adorned in cowrie shells, coral, and beautiful feathers from the birds he hunts, and is often...

Black Red Revenue "Small One Dollar" Scinde Dawk Treskilling Yellow Uganda Cowries Philately portal Artistamp Cancellation (mail) Errors, freaks, and oddities...

• Renamed Jaman North and Jaman South of Brong-Ahafo 1957 Currency Gold dust cowrie shells Salt Copper Preceded by Succeeded by Akwamu Empire Begho Bonoman...

the Sultanate 1402 • Became a british protectorate 1888 Currency Barter, Cowrie, Piloncitos, and later Brunei pitis Preceded by Succeeded by Majapahit Brunei...

names, such as "pod duang chin", ngern kub, ngern khub, or ngern kook. Cowrie shells or bia were also used as small change in the Sukhothai Kingdom. The...

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gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae: the ovulids, cowry allies, or false cowries. Primovula tropica F.A. Schilder, 1931. WoRMS (2009). Primovula tropica...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Dentiovula parvita Azuma, 1974. WoRMS (2009). Dentiovula parvita Azuma...

2024. Ogundiran, Akinwumi (2002). "Of Small Things Remembered: Beads, Cowries, and Cultural Translations of the Atlantic Experience in Yorubaland". The...

fabrics from then are considered unclean. The recruits are made to wear cowries around their waist, ankles and necks. Those who could afford smaller bells...

Parents of children who converted faced a monetary penalty, to be paid in cowries. Two girls, Kaade (c. 1845 – 1928) and Gyamea defied the edict and were...

Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN 0-620-38054-3 Liltved W.R. 2000. Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa ISBN 0-908420-89-7...

gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Commonly known as the Pink-Mouth eggshell, this relatively small snail...

five-stringed with a larger size. They're decorated with beads, tassels, charms, cowrie shells, plastic fruit, and small mirrors. The tanbur player is called a...

research, she has developed a special interest in the analysis of ceramics and cowrie shells. She has led major research projects in Bénin, Niger and the Maldives...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This marine species occurs off East Africa and in the Central Pacific...

co-editing a lesbian feminist periodical titled COWRIE in 1972 which ran for five issues. When starting COWRIE, Liza Cowan had originally hoped to found a...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. The maximum recorded shell length is 11.5 mm. Minimum recorded...

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snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These quite rare shells reach on average 35–42 millimetres (1.4–1.7 in)...

Gisortia is an extinct genus of cowries in the family Cypraeidae. It had several members growing to large sizes (gigantism) and developing ornamentation...

Mesopotamian Astronomy & Astrology. Retrieved 23 November 2010. "The Metallic Cowries of Ancient China (600 B.C.)" Terrien de Lacouperie The Journal of the Royal...

navigation aids in human history: charts made of coconut palm ribs and cowrie shells that mapped not geography but the patterns of ocean swells. When...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Ransoniella punctata punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) Ransoniella punctata berinii...

or gilded, or used together with silver; and Exotic materials such as cowrie shells, enriched with enamels or set with diamonds or other precious stones...

against Oba Ogbebo. Typically, the chalk was accompanied by offerings of cowries, coral beads, brass rods, and other valuable items. The coronation of Oba...

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'55A–F. Sets of Bracelets and anklets of Princess Sithathoryunet', '56. Cowrie Shell Girdle of Princess Sithathoryunet', and '57A–E. Feline-Headed Girdle...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Cypraeovula coronata debruini Lorenz, 2002 Cypraeovula coronata gabriellii...

Cosmology Egbere Irunmọlẹ Ifá Ori Oriṣa Practices Ajere Ifa Babalawo/Iyalawo Cowrie-shell divination Egungun Epa mask Gẹlẹdẹ Letra del año Obi divination Osanyin...

Papa Leho" "When the Sea Draws Out the Tidal Wave, the Rocks Where the Cowries Hide Are Exposed" Antonio Negret Rob Hanning October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Kenya...

No. of rooms Owned properties Heritance Hotels & Resorts Heritance Aarah Cowrie Investments (Pvt) Ltd Maldives 150 Heritance Ahungalla Aitken Spence Hotel...

the Kanem–Bornu Empire were copper and coined silver, cowrie shells, and cotton strips. Cowrie shells were officially recognised as currency only in 1848...

common name : Humphrey's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The epithet humphreysii...

closely related to true limpets and are more closely related to conches and cowries. The "slipper" in the name "slipper limpet" is based on the appearance...

often included gold or silver coins, along with non-metal objects such as cowrie shells, beaver pelts, and dried corn. Between 1000 BCE and the first millennium...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

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sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Species within the genus Trivirostra include: Trivirostra akroterion...

subfamily Ovulinae of the family Ovulidae, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies. According to the World Register of Marine Species...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The maximum recorded shell length is 15.4 mm. Minimum recorded depth is...

564 objects of carved bone, two ivory cups inlaid with turquoise, 6,880 cowrie shells and 11 pots. The lower part of the tomb had been damaged by water...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Contrasimnia xanthochila (Kuroda, 1928). WoRMS (2009). Contrasimnia xanthochila...

• 1921 2,854,608 • 1931 3,542,281 • 1948 4,958,520 • 1959 6,449,558 Currency Cowrie (precolonial era–1906) East African rupee (1906–1920) East African florin...

fossil invertebrates like ammonites and echinoids and also shells such as cowries, which were imported to England from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...

objects and other items were used as currency in Africa. They are as follows: cowrie shells, salt, gold (dust or solid), copper, ingots, iron chains, tips of...

for elders, ritual specialists and dancers includes skin capes, beadwork, cowrie shells, iron bells, ankle rattles, walking sticks and distinctive headdresses...

rocks that fall to the sea, like a guns spray, where we find limpets and cowrie shells; and in front of this point, which forms a bay, where many type of...

even amid regional affluence. Data show that some areas in Karratha, like Cowrie Court, Ridley Street and Warrier Street in Bulgarra, are among the most...

dealers in intoxicating drink. In buying and selling commodities they use cowries. Only the Chandalas are fishermen and hunters, and sell flesh meat. — Faxian...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. This species was described by Dirk Fehse and Jozef Grego in...

September 2025. Schilder, Franz Alfred; Cernohorsky, Walter O. (1965). "A new cowrie race from North West Australia". The Veliger. 7: 225–227. ISSN 0042-3211...

and ivory in a give-and-take for muskets, brandy, iron rods, textiles, cowries shells etc. The Dutch West India Company had built Fort Singelenburgh at...

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snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Naria cernica cernica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) Naria cernica...

wear long skirts and blouses, and tie rings (entogoro) made of beads or cowrie shells on their waists. The rings are used to accentuate the movements of...

artifacts and "paranormal" events. He has a crush on a classmate Hurley. Connie Cowrie (voiced by Nicole Bouma) is a money cowry who works at the Charming Clam...

the soil, these items are brought; Four sticks of chalk, four kola-nuts, cowries, ripe pumpkin and a dog. The people merry, sharing gifts among themselves...

dealers in intoxicating drink. In buying and selling commodities they use cowries. Only the Chandalas are fishermen and hunters, and sell flesh meat. — Faxian...

Retrieved 2010-06-28. (in English) Margaret Portia Mickey (1947). The Cowrie Shell Miao of Kweichow, Volume 32, Issue 1. The Museum. p. 6. Archived from...

commerce networks during this time, and it was crucial to the supply of cowrie shells to other parts of Africa. Although Kua participated in long-distance...

Mengjiang yuan Xinjiang coins Hongqian Yuan of the Red Army Command Ancient Cowrie shell Tong Bei Ant-nose coin Knife money Ying Yuan Spade money Imperial...

of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Cuspivolva platysia (Cate, 1973). WoRMS (2009). Cuspivolva platysia (Cate...

metaphor for Kindi, crowns the hat. European-made buttons began to replace cowrie shells as prestige items on such Bwami paraphernalia as the Western presence...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 26 mm. This species...

existed." One of the most notable amulets found in Anglo-Saxon graves is the cowrie shell, which has been often interpreted by modern academics as having been...

them by the name of the cowrie shell ornament that Sengwer women of the 1700s and 1800s adorned themselves with - a dangling cowrie shell referred to as...

sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Fehse D. & Grego J. 2006. Contributions to the Knowledge of...

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• Disestablished 1701 (as empire) 1896 (as independent kingdom) Currency Gold dust Cowrie shells Preceded by Succeeded by Adanse Akani (Arcania) Ashanti Empire British...

of sea snail, or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species can be found from the Philippines and New Guinea to the Indian...

Uganda were the 1890 issues of the British East Africa Company. The Uganda Cowries were mission stamps typewritten by E. Millar in 1895; these stamps are...

evolution of money in India, from the earliest barter system and the use of cowries to paper money, coins, stock markets and modern-day electronic transactions...

trans-Saharan copper trade. 450 mi (720 km) into the desert, he located bundles of cowrie shells and ingots of brass wrapped in ropes and matting and hidden in the...

marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The shells of these very common cowries reach on average 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in) of...

Before coinage, when shells of Cypraea moneta (money cowrie) were used as currency in the Maldives, it was valued as follows: 5 pieces = 1 agi; 25 agi...

durability and impart a warm brown tone. Decorative elements such as beads or cowries are sewn onto the leather using fiber cords. While the base material remains...

last West African communities to still use Cowrie shells as currency, alongside the modern Ghanaian cedi. Cowrie are used not only for traditional ornamental...

snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The following subspecies are recognized: Bistolida kieneri depriesteri...

the passage, but in 1876 settled permanently at Cowrie Bank, building a family home (also called Cowrie Bank) in 1877. The North Coast line from Caboolture...

Ogiso market (modern-day Agbado market) and promoting the wider use of cowries as currency. This facilitated broader engagement in woodworking, farming...

mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, which are cowrie allies sometimes called "false cowries". It was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist...

Chok. The name Siger, used by the Karamojong, derives from a distinctive cowrie-shell adornment favored by this community. The territory associated with...

dealers in intoxicating drink. In buying and selling commodities they use cowries. Only the Chandalas are fishermen and hunters, and sell flesh meat. — Faxian...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Simnialena ilhabelaensis Fehse, 2001. WoRMS (2009). Simnialena ilhabelaensis...

gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Prosimnia draconis Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Prosimnia draconis Cate,...

sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Species within the genus Gregoia include: Gregoia aemula Fehse...