Cowrie Earrings: Gold Home Accents Playful and meaningful

Playful and meaningful

and thimble-sized ceramics

emerging from the unique circumstances of form and content

and renewable

Cowrie Earrings: Gold Home Accents Playful and meaningfulCowrie Shells circulated as a medium of exchange in Asia, Africa, Oceania and North America as early as the 14th century. The cowrie shell, in particular, was the form of currency in West Africa during the transatlantic slave trade. The shells are known to bring good luck and to protect the spirit of the wearer, and many tribes use them in spiritual ceremonies. They also are a sign of femininity and fertility, with women often wearing them not only to