Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of many traditional games is how they are played with things found around us. Cowrie ...

The cowrie shells have been long revered in Black and African cultures, symbolizing community, protection, resistance, and ...

Jayasri Burman’s ‘The Whisper of Water, The Song of Stars’ art exhibition comes as a wave from the ocean hitting the hearts ...

In Georgian Dublin, gold and silver boxes were aspirational objects. They were expensive to buy and exquisitely made, mostly by a handful of goldsmiths, who lived and worked around Dublin Castle. The ...

Gonggi that features in Squid Game 2 is a timeless Indian game of five stones popularly known as pacheta, kuzhangal, ...

India's historical currency pieces, ranging from cowrie shells to coins like the Half Anna, Durmi, and Paisa, reflect the ...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes waves at the 2025 presidential inauguration, with a nod to her heritage.

The shells are often viewed as currency. However, they hold a deeper meaning, especially when worn during the inaugural ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore cowrie shells to Trump's inauguration, but is there any significance to those shells ...

Jayasri Burman’s latest solo exhibition at the Art Alive Gallery takes the viewers on an enchanting voyage around the shores with cowries and shells forming maj ...

For the most part, people were dressed for a somber affair in a sea of unremarkable navy and dark earth tones. However, one ...

The cowrie shell also has deep ties to womanhood. According to The Met, the shell’s “resemblance to the female vulva and alternatively to a squinting eye is thought to underlie a magical association ...