cowrie shell

collocation in English

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cowrie
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkaʊ.ri/us
/ˈkaʊr.i/
a small sea creature with a soft body and a brightly coloured shell, or the shell itself used in the past as money in parts of Africa and ...
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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofcowrieandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The grave contained a flexed burial and over 200 iron beads, an ostrich eggshell necklace, a perforatedcowrieshell, and iron jewellery.
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Thecowrieshellsignifies royalty, belonging to the royal blood.
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A kaparda is acowrieshell, or a braid of hair in the form of a shell, or, more generally, hair that is shaggy or curly.
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While this report identifies cattle and salt as items exchanged for captives, cowrie shells were probably more important.
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Desert salt, cowrie shells and other scarce commodities were bartered for captives.
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While certain tribes may still use salt and cowrie shells for their transactions, the effective globe is using coins and banknotes.
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The eyes are created using cowrie shells with a bitumen pupil.
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Cattle were very important: they were the main means of exchange, alongside cowrie shells (chisimbi).
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It isn't uncommon to see the women decorate their hair with bead hair accessories as well as cowrie shells.
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He also a distinguished conchologist, specialising in classifying cowrie shells.
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Statues, usually of wood or ivory, are often inlaid with cowrie shells, metal studs and nails.
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Their patterns are believed to protect and to increase the fertility of their wearers and it has been proposed that some might imitate cowrie shells.
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Kalasha women usually wear long black robes, often embroidered with cowrie shells.
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The hide is decorated with cowrie shells and black, white and red strips of cloth that are worked into a geometric pattern.
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The prepared dough is shaped into small rounds, which are flattened and rolled (on a special tool) so as to take the shape of gavvalu (cowrie shells).
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Mercury, used for creating an artificial horizon, was kept in cowrie shells and, for use, poured into the begging bowl carried by the pundit.
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Her motifs include cowrie shells, roses, plantains, urns, and toilet bowl plungers; these forms, both molded and handcrafted, are often assembled, stacked, or hung in groups.
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