These Earrings add an authentically African accent to any ensemble. The earrings are brass with an oblong, black and white bead that has a bone triangle hanging from it. Hanging from the triangle is a polished white cowrie shell.
-The earrings are approximately 3” in length.
The cowrie shell has been a powerful symbol in Africa for thousands of years. They represent material prosperity and have been used as money. They also have great spiritual significance and have used in magical work and as symbols of the ocean and fertility since the days of ancient Egypt.