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String of cowrie shells
Unidentified1800 - 1968
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States
A string of cowrie shells. There are sixty (60) tan and yellow colored cowrie shells on a string composed of multiple natural-colored strands twisted together. The shells do not create a distinct pattern and they are oriented on the string in varying positions.
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Details
- Title: String of cowrie shells
- Creator: Unidentified
- Date Created: 1800 - 1968
- Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 1/2 × 1 × 34 1/2 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 87.6 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Slavery, Trans Atlantic slave trade, Finance, Clothing and dress, Beauty culture
- Medium: shell , string (fiber product)
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