Gliding through the admiring buzz of visitors, collectors and critics like an allegory of tides, a white seashell neckpiece almost covering the front of her sea-green tunic, Jayasri Burman is happy to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you have to be somewhere you don’t want to be — like, say, the inauguration of Donald Trump — you may as well make it ...

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 ...