1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

Sadiq Khan said The Wake is "a stark reminder of the pain and suffering caused by transatlantic slavery and the role the UK and London played" A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen ...

The cowrie, a type of marine snail, has very colourful shells which were used as money. It seems that it wasn’t just the colours that made the shell appealing - its small size and durability ...

This season, we saw oversized water creatures from Schiaparelli, shell anklets from Casablanca, and shell pendants from Roberto Cavalli. And you will see them all on me, I fear!

Like this dolphin anklet that immediately making you feel ... Give your arm a flavour of summer with Jam + Rico’s cowrie bangle. Oma the Label was created by Neumi Anekhe, a New York-based ...

Shells have always played an important role in Mauritian culture - the Monetaria annulus, commonly known as gold ring cowrie, is a gift of love or luck. The Monetaria moneta also used to be very ...

It is mentioned in the family tree of the Pramanick family of Simulia Kansaripara printed in a worn-out paper dated 5 th ...

Garu’, ‘gamla’, turmeric paste, salt, tongue cleaner, scented oil and a ‘gamcha’ are offered to the goddess to keep herself ...