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cowrieMarine snail of the family Cypreidae, in which the interior spiral form is concealed by a double outer lip. The shells are hard, shiny, and often coloured. Most cowries are shallow-water forms, and are found in many parts of the world, particularly the tropical Indo-Pacific. Cowries have been used as ornaments and fertility charms, and also as currency, for example the Pacific money cowrie Cypraea moneta.
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A group of hunter-musicians, cloaked in mud-cloth and cowry shells, began beating the drums and playing the balafon. Within a sleek, freestanding metal frame, a selection of furnishings and curios--a David Hockney etching of young male lovers, a bust of Apollo (the original "Greek god") garlanded with roped cowry beads, a headless body of a once fabulous wooden carousel horse cradled on a tattered loveseat--outline the dimensions of a virtual interior. A clever man named Yo manages to find a wife for a stingy king willing to pay only one cowry shell as the bride-price. |
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