This world of powerful female mythology accessible through Paneke's talkstory surrounds
Cowrie and awakens her to the potential for survival and her own creative energy.
But by the second part of the nineteenth century, one had to pay a thousand
cowries for a similar purchase.
After they've moved closer to the terminal,
Cowrie and Kuini drag the youth into the bushes and tend to his wounds.
Most are tiny, but they include varieties such as
cowries that you might not expect to find in European waters.
Cowrie staggers over to the hose to douse her face with cold water.
The hemline of her dress is decorated with silk ribbon, metal sequins, and
cowrie shells.
Yoruba priest and scholar John Mason established the show's traditional Yoruba heritage with his
cowrie shell-studded altar to the orisha (god) Eshu, situated by the Museum's front door.
The rectangular cavity in the belly, considered to be the center of power, was probably covered with a large, white
cowrie shell or a mirror which deflected evil forces.
14), both at Smart Araneta Coliseum-the newly opened Hukad sa Golden
Cowrie in TriNoma is worth a try.