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Dani Tribesman Holding Cowrie Shells

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

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

Antique illustration of Monetaria moneta (money cowry)

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Wet Cowries Shell Close Up in Black Background

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.

dan mask (19th century - ivory coast). - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Dan mask (19th century - Ivory coast).

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

Strings of Cowrie shells.

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

beach objects series - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Beach Objects Series

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

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

Engraving depicting slaves being sold for cowries in Africa.

Engraving depicting slaves being sold for cowries in Africa

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

shikinejima, izu islands, tokyo - march 2021. - cowrie-shells 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-shells 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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African Seashell

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

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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

cypraea nebrites - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Cypraea nebrites

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 ,...

iyami oxorongá - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Iyami Oxorongá

cypraea armeniaca, sea snail - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Cypraea armeniaca, sea snail

Hamamat attends the 2016 BET awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

2016 BET Awards - Arrivals

Tropische Muscheln, Kaurimuscheln, Cowries

Tropische Muscheln, Kaurimuscheln, Cowries

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

Map cowrie shell , Littorinimorpha.

Map cowrie shell, Littorinimorpha

Money cowrie shell , Littorinimorpha.

Money cowrie shell, Littorinimorpha

Money cowrie shells , Littorinimorpha.

Money cowrie shells, Littorinimorpha

Woman of the Nyangatom ethnic group, also called Bume, in festive clothing with body jewelry and traditional fashionable accessories, Southern Omo...

Woman of the Nyangatom ethnic group, also called Bume, in festive clothing with body jewelry and traditional fashionable accessories, Southern Omo Valley, Ethiopia

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

little girl mermaid jumping rope - cowrie-shells stock illustrations

Little girl mermaid jumping rope

indian tribal costume - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Indian Tribal Costume

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

Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap)

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

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

seashell medley - cowrie-shells stock illustrations

Seashell Medley

seashell group - cowrie-shells stock illustrations

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.

Bouba reads cowries with his friends under the 'Third Bridge', next to the Niger river, in Bamako on July 2, 2021. - According to beliefs, the area...

MALI-TRADITION-CUSTOMS-WATER

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

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

young woman leaning against bamboo wall, outdoors, portrait - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Young woman leaning against bamboo wall, outdoors, portrait

Syl Tang attends The Museum of Arts and Design Presents LOOT: MAD About Jewelry on April 16, 2018 at the Museum Of Arts And Design in New York City.

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Presents LOOT: MAD About Jewelry

Syl Tang attends The Museum of Arts and Design Presents LOOT: MAD About Jewelry on April 16, 2018 at the Museum Of Arts And Design in New York City.

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Presents LOOT: MAD About Jewelry

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.

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

Tiger cowrie shell freak

beautiful asiatic arabian cowry, cypraea arabica arabica.

hirizohama beach, by ferry from nakagi, minami-izu-cho, izu peninsula, shizuoka prefecture, japan. - august, 2024. - cowrie-shells 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-shells 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-shells 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

beach objects series - cowrie-shells stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Beach Objects Series

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

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 ...

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

Embossed Seashell

American Idol Finalist Naima Adedapo arrives at Paley Center for Media's Paleyfest 2011 event honoring "American Idol" held at Saban Theater on March...

Paley Center For Media's Paleyfest 2011 Event Honoring "American Idol"

American Idol Finalist Naima Adedapo arrives at Paley Center for Media's Paleyfest 2011 event honoring "American Idol" held at Saban Theater on March...

Paley Center For Media's Paleyfest 2011 Event Honoring "American Idol"

monetaria moneta (money cowry) - cowrie-shells stock illustrations

Monetaria moneta (money cowry)

Cowry shells seen on sale outside Fort Jesus. Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Kenya was built is 1593-1596 by the Portuguese, as an early attempt of...

Cowry shells seen on sale outside Fort Jesus. Fort Jesus in...

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