Cowrie

[FN#276] For the "Cowrie" (Cypr£a moneta) see vol. iv.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

The actress Busy Phillips (she of "Cougartown") and the musician Joanna Newsom (she of the quirky songs "Peach, Plum, Pear" and "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie," a cowrie being a type of sea snail) hosted this particular affair for their pal Ms. Neuwirth.

Diamonds and Best Friends Marshall Heyman 2011

Note 32: For the spread of cowries in East Asia, see Namio Egami, "Migration of Cowrie-Shell Culture in East Asia," Acta Asiatica 26 (1974): 1-52. back

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

By the end of 1893, Samuel had launched ten more ships, all of them named for seashells—the Conch, the Clam, the Elax, the Cowrie, and so on.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

By the end of 1893, Samuel had launched ten more ships, all of them named for seashells—the Conch, the Clam, the Elax, the Cowrie, and so on.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

And thanks Teina for telling me the name of the shell on my painting: It's a Ring Top Cowrie Seashell.

Archive 2007-05-01 2007

Ring Top Cowrie Seashells they are found in shallow waters around coral reefs tkae care Hugs

Dug out 2007

And thanks Teina for telling me the name of the shell on my painting: It's a Ring Top Cowrie Seashell.

Time to create 2007

Cowrie shells and locally minted coins were used as currency in this trade.

d. East Africa 2001

'We're dealing with lunatics, Clarke, and Cowrie isn't a lunatic.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994