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Strings of Cowrie shells. Through the ages, these have been widely used as a form of currency.

Strings of Cowrie shells.

String of cowrie shells. There are sixty tan and yellow colored cowrie shells on a string composed of multiple natural-colored strands twisted...

String Of Cowrie Shells

antique illustration of monetaria moneta (money cowry) - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Antique illustration of Monetaria moneta (money cowry)

Vignette from a lithographic plate showing Arab traders using cowrie shells as currency. Taken from 'Crustacea & Reptiles' in 'Graphic Illustrations...

Barter. Couries used as Money, c 1845.

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Cypraea armeniaca, sea snail

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Dani Tribesman Holding Cowrie Shells

Money cowrie shell , Littorinimorpha.

Money cowrie shell, Littorinimorpha

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African Seashell

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Beach Objects Series

View of the shells of the small sea snail, called "Cowrie" or 'Cowry', which has long been used as a means of payment due to their impossibility of...

"Cowrie": First sea shell used as a payment method in Africa

View of the shells of the small sea snail, called "Cowrie" or 'Cowry', which has long been used as a means of payment due to their impossibility of...

"Cowrie": First sea shell used as a payment method in Africa

the mysterious common egg cowry (ovula ovum) has a mantle as beautiful as a starry sky.

shikinejima, izu islands, tokyo - march 2021. - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — the mysterious common egg cowry (ovula ovum) has a mantle as beautiful as a starry sky. shikinejima, izu islands, tokyo - march 2021. - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The mysterious Common Egg Cowry (Ovula ovum) has a mantle as beautiful as a starry sky. Shikinejima, Izu Islands, Tokyo - March 2021.

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Selection of Four Shells

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Cypraea nebrites

Cowrie shell, also known as porcelain snails, Monetaria annulus, Cypraea moneta, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from...

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Wet Cowries Shell Close Up in Black Background

Cowrie shell, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC, From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim , Shell, l. 2.9 cm ; w. 2.2 cm ; d. 1.1 cm ,...

Babalorixá Valmiro dos Santos, known as Pai Miro Ijitade consults the Orixás through Cowrie shells readings in the Templo de Candombe Terreiro Ilê...

Candomble Terreiros in the City of Salvador During the Coronavirus (COVID - 19) Pandemic

Map cowrie shell , Littorinimorpha.

Map cowrie shell, Littorinimorpha

Money cowrie shells , Littorinimorpha.

Money cowrie shells, Littorinimorpha

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Beach Objects Series

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Iyami Oxorongá

Tropische Muscheln, Kaurimuscheln, Cowries

Tropische Muscheln, Kaurimuscheln, Cowries

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Dan mask (19th century - Ivory coast).

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Necklace of cowries, beads and strap watch

View of the shells of the small sea snail, called "Cowrie" or 'Cowry', which has long been used as a means of payment due to their impossibility of...

"Cowrie": First sea shell used as a payment method in Africa

Eleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch.

Eleven Large And Small Tropical Cowrie Shells

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Indian Tribal Costume

String of cowrie shell beads on fiber, Middle Kingdom ?, ca. 2030-1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Cowry shells, fiber, l. 27 cm .

String of cowrie shell beads on fiber.

Hepy, String of cowrie shells, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early-mid, ca. 1950–1885 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, mastaba west of...

Hepy, String of cowrie shells.

Crustacea: Turtle soup: Pearl diving: Catching turtles: Leeches: Tooth powder: Pearl buttons: Crab pots: Shrimpers: Cowrie shell money: Sepia:...

Crustacea: Turtle soup: Pearl diving: Catching turtles: Leeches: Tooth powder: Pearl buttons: Crab pots: Shrimpers: Cowrie shell money: Sepia: Tortoiseshell. Hand-coloured lithograph published London c1850. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their ...

Set of 18 bones, four pieces of nut shell, three shells, and two nut kernels, all contained inside a shallow wooden bowl. The use of bones, shells...

Bowl containing bones, nuts and shells, South African, 1890-1924.

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Tiny Seashell Collection

Engraving depicting slaves being sold for cowries in Africa.

Engraving depicting slaves being sold for cowries in Africa

Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells, 220-100 B.C., gold, Roman Egypt, 17 cm long, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California.

Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells

akodessewa fetish market – africa's voodoo supermarket. - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Akodessewa Fetish Market – Africa's Voodoo Supermarket.

Babalawo reading a fortune with money cowry shells. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices...

Cuba - Religion - Santeria syncretic Afro Cuban religion

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Cypraeovula cruickshanki

Close up of an Akha womens headdress made from hand forged silver, coins, handwoven cotton, market bought cotton, plastic beads, bamboo, cowrie...

Ethnic Minorities In Lao PDR

Tiger cowrie shell freak, that is deformed by fish bites or compression between rocks, Littorinimorpha.

Tiger cowrie shell freak

Bronze cowry coin. State of Chu .

Bronze cowry coin 300 B.C.

beautiful asiatic arabian cowry, cypraea arabica arabica.

hirizohama beach, by ferry from nakagi, minami-izu-cho, izu peninsula, shizuoka prefecture, japan. - august, 2024. - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — beautiful asiatic arabian cowry, cypraea arabica arabica. hirizohama beach, by ferry from nakagi, minami-izu-cho, izu peninsula, shizuoka prefecture, japan. - august, 2024. - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Beautiful Asiatic arabian cowry, Cypraea arabica arabica. Hirizohama beach, by ferry from Nakagi, Minami-Izu-cho, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. - August, 2024.

View of the shells of the small sea snail, called "Cowrie" or 'Cowry', which has long been used as a means of payment due to their impossibility of...

"Cowrie": First sea shell used as a payment method in Africa

set of blue & gray marine life icon set - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Set of blue & gray marine life icon set

Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum. Ancillaire bordee : Ancillaria marginata...

Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum

little girl mermaid jumping rope - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Little girl mermaid jumping rope

marine life icons - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Marine Life Icons

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painted cowrie shells in Rhodes old town

Helmet Mask , Unidentified Kom artist, 19th century–early 20th century, Wood, copper, glass, beads, cowrie shells, metal, fiber, cloth, Western...

Pendant Belt , Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Artist Unknown.

Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap)

Cowroid with Sistrum and Pendant Uraeui, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 . Artist Unknown.

Ring: Cowroid With Sistrum And Pendant Uraeui

Money Cowry, Monetaria moneta, a small sea snail found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters, the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Also the Galapagos and west...

snails (gastropoda), hand-colored chromolithograph, published in 1882 - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Snails (Gastropoda), hand-colored chromolithograph, published in 1882

seashell medley - cowrie shell stock illustrations

Seashell Medley

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Tiger cowry sea-shells, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, on August 24, 2012.

Cultural performance with mask dancers, woman wearing cowry shell mask, in the port of Lome, Togo.

Cultural performance with mask dancers, woman wearing cowry...

embossed seashell - cowrie shell stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Embossed Seashell

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