Cowrie shells and muscular belles: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Samara Spencer had nine 3s and a 33-point ...
The Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a ...
Cowrie shells and mighty muscles: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: ...
Academy of American Poets6 天
The Talking Coconut
Sunset at Luquillo wetlands / Brings the biting flies ...
PBS7 年
The History of Money
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 ...
BBC2 年
The remarkable items that have been used as currency
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 ...
Knife Money
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UAE Moments on MSN14 天
How Islam Became the State and Only Religion of the Maldives
The Maldives' conversion to Islam was a gradual process influenced by its geographical location, cultural exchanges, and ...
BBC6 个月
Shortlist announced for Docklands slavery memorial
A giant cowrie shell and an 11ft (3.4m) African queen are among six artworks shortlisted to become a memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The piece will be located in West ...