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Cowries Collection

Cowries are a type of mollusk animal found in warm, shallow waters around the world

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Background imageCowries Collection: Pink Dream

Pink Dream
Yaron Halevy

Background imageCowries Collection: Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Background imageCowries Collection: Snake girls

Snake girls
Elena Molina

Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells. Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie
FLO4685486 Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells. Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra

Background imageCowries Collection: Interior of a Sikh Temple at Umritzir - reading the Grunt'h, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Interior of a Sikh Temple at Umritzir - reading the Grunt'h, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Sikh Temple at Umritzir [in India] - reading the Grunt'h - from a drawing by W. Carpenter, Jun. 1858. The Gooroos are the spiritual guides of the Sikhs

Background imageCowries Collection: Eleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch

Eleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch
Eleven large and small tropical cowrie shells, 1726-1779

Background imageCowries Collection: Cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch

Cowrie shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch
Cowrie shells, 1726-1779

Background imageCowries Collection: Cheyenne girl, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Cheyenne girl, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cheyenne girl, 1910. Photograph shows half-length portrait of Cheyenne girl with braids, wearing cowrie shell dress, seated, facing front

Background imageCowries Collection: Africa, Ethiopia, Omo River Valley, South Omo, Hamer tribe

Africa, Ethiopia, Omo River Valley, South Omo, Hamer tribe. Detail of the calabash carried by a Hamer woman

Background imageCowries Collection: Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

Background imageCowries Collection: Tropical shell still-life

Tropical shell still-life

Background imageCowries Collection: Allied cowrie (Diminovula punctata) on a soft coral (Dendronepthya sp ) with its egg mass close by

Allied cowrie (Diminovula punctata) on a soft coral (Dendronepthya sp ) with its egg mass close by. Po Bin Chau, Sai kung, Hong Kong, China

Background imageCowries Collection: A pair of Flamingo tongue cowries (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a common sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina)

A pair of Flamingo tongue cowries (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a common sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina) which they predate upon, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Background imageCowries Collection: Snails (Gastropoda), hand-colored chromolithograph, published in 1882

Snails (Gastropoda), hand-colored chromolithograph, published in 1882
Snails (Gastropoda): a) Admiral cone (Conus ammiralis); b) Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris); c) Money cowry (Monetaria moneta); d) Episcopal miter (Mitra mitra); e) Crowned baler (Melo aethiopica); f

Background imageCowries Collection: Standing power figure (nkisi nkondi), late 19th to early 20th century (wood, iron, raffia)

Standing power figure (nkisi nkondi), late 19th to early 20th century (wood, iron, raffia, ceramic, pigment, kaolin)
1071038 Standing power figure (nkisi nkondi), late 19th to early 20th century (wood, iron, raffia, ceramic, pigment, kaolin, red camwood, resin, dirt, leaves)

Background imageCowries Collection: N'Domo Mask, Bamana Culture, Mali (wood, shells & seeds)

N'Domo Mask, Bamana Culture, Mali (wood, shells & seeds)
HSC185200 N'Domo Mask, Bamana Culture, Mali (wood, shells & seeds) by African School; height:40 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageCowries Collection: Headdress (feathers, shells, buttons)

Headdress (feathers, shells, buttons)
HSC181656 Headdress (feathers, shells, buttons) by African School; height:28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: probably from Congo or Zaire;); Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageCowries Collection: Eshu figure, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria (wood, cowries & leather)

Eshu figure, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria (wood, cowries & leather)
PFR204776 Eshu figure, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria (wood, cowries & leather) by African School; 27x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: mediator betweem men and gods;); © Paul Freeman

Background imageCowries Collection: DDE-90037324

DDE-90037324
Allied cowrie. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageCowries Collection: DDE-90024810

DDE-90024810
Baitfish schooling around soft coral, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. Date: 12/08/2006

Background imageCowries Collection: DDE-90024682

DDE-90024682
Indonesia, New Guinea Island, Raja Ampat. Cowry mollusks can match their color to their host soft coral. Date: 19/05/2006

Background imageCowries Collection: DDE-90024629

DDE-90024629
Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Lembeh Straits. An allied cowry mollusk varies color to match that of soft coral. Date: 11/02/2005

Background imageCowries Collection: Piteenee, a young woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Piteenee, a young woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
6338573 Piteenee, a young woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) by Porter, David (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Piteenee, a young woman of Nuku Hiva)

Background imageCowries Collection: Crested porcupine and tiger cowrie. 1824-1829 (engraving)

Crested porcupine and tiger cowrie. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233312 Crested porcupine and tiger cowrie. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata, and tiger cowrie)

Background imageCowries Collection: Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris

Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris
6338801 Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); (add.info.: Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris. Porcelaine fiore)

Background imageCowries Collection: UW INDO 1897 13

UW INDO 1897 13
Rosy Spindle Cowry - Sedam dive site, Seraya, Kubu district, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Indian Ocean Date: 07-Nov-19

Background imageCowries Collection: UW ET 1814 29

UW ET 1814 29
Banded Egg Cowrie - on soft Glomerate Tree Coral (Dendronephthya (Spongodes) sp), night dive - Tasi Tolu dive site, Dili, East Timor (Timor Leste) Date: 25-Feb-19

Background imageCowries Collection: UW ET 1813 23

UW ET 1813 23
Cowrie - on coral - Tasi Tolu dive site, Dili, East Timor (Timor Leste) Date: 25-Feb-19

Background imageCowries Collection: 13131085

13131085
Pair of Egg Cowries on coral - Batu Gosoh dive site, Bangka Island, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean Date

Background imageCowries Collection: Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Belt (Yeemy Mambolmashet), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Background imageCowries Collection: Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Pendant Belt (Nkody Mupaap), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Background imageCowries Collection: Pendant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Pendant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Pendant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Background imageCowries Collection: Ring: Cowroid with Sistrum and Pendant Uraeui, Egypt, New Kingdom

Ring: Cowroid with Sistrum and Pendant Uraeui, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)

Background imageCowries Collection: Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Republic of the Congo, Early-mid 19th century

Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Republic of the Congo, Early-mid 19th century

Background imageCowries Collection: Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
6339131 Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia by Belgian School, (19th century); (add.info.: Warrior of Solor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia)

Background imageCowries Collection: Some examples of odd currency (litho)

Some examples of odd currency (litho)
6004854 Some examples of odd currency (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some examples of odd currency)

Background imageCowries Collection: Cowrie container decorated with peacocks and human figures, from Tomb 1, Shih-chai-shan

Cowrie container decorated with peacocks and human figures, from Tomb 1, Shih-chai-shan
XIR181535 Cowrie container decorated with peacocks and human figures, from Tomb 1, Shih-chai-shan, Yunnan, Western Han Dynasty

Background imageCowries Collection: Measled cowrie, Macrocypraea zebra

Measled cowrie, Macrocypraea zebra (Zebra cowry, Cypraea zebra). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageCowries Collection: Tiger cowrie, wrinkled cowrie, money cowrie, etc

Tiger cowrie, wrinkled cowrie, money cowrie, etc
Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris 1, wrinkled cowrie, Nucleolaria nucleus 2, money cowrie, Monetaria moneta 3, and Ellatrivia merces 4, Porcelaines

Background imageCowries Collection: Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre
2968782 Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre, cowrie shell, bone, leather, gourd, & feather) by Congolese School

Background imageCowries Collection: W B Cownie, Scotland International Rugby player

W B Cownie, Scotland International Rugby player. 1890s

Background imageCowries Collection: Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181647)

Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181647)
HSC181646 Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181647) by Congolese; height:26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; African, out of copyright

Background imageCowries Collection: Textile (cotton)

Textile (cotton)
HSC207118 Textile (cotton) by Indian School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Indian, out of copyright

Background imageCowries Collection: Cowrie Shells, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Cowrie Shells, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999634 Cowrie Shells, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageCowries Collection: Cowrie shell money and terracotta coins from the Ayutthaya period (shell & terracotta)

Cowrie shell money and terracotta coins from the Ayutthaya period (shell & terracotta)
LIT389123 Cowrie shell money and terracotta coins from the Ayutthaya period (shell & terracotta) by Thai School; (add.info)

Background imageCowries Collection: House of the Head Shrine (ile ori), late 19th to early 20th century (leather

House of the Head Shrine (ile ori), late 19th to early 20th century (leather
1072110 House of the Head Shrine (ile ori), late 19th to early 20th century (leather, cowrie shells, glass beads, cloth, and metal) by Nigerian School

Background imageCowries Collection: Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181646)

Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181646)
HSC181647 Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181646) by Congolese; height:26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; African, out of copyright

Background imageCowries Collection: Portrait of a Solomon Island cannibal. 1908 (colour litho)

Portrait of a Solomon Island cannibal. 1908 (colour litho)
DGC418623 Portrait of a Solomon Island cannibal. 1908 (colour litho) by Hardy, Norman (1864-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: wearing a wreath of white cowries)



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Cowries Collection

Cowries are a type of mollusk animal found in warm, shallow waters around the world. They have a distinctive shell that is smooth and glossy with an oval shape. The shells come in many different colors and patterns, ranging from white to yellow to brown and even black. Inside the shell is a soft body with tentacles used for feeding on algae and other small organisms. They have been used as currency throughout history due to their unique shape, size, coloration, and rarity and are popular among collectors due to their beauty and variety of colors, and are live up to 10 years in the wild but can be kept alive much longer in captivity if given proper care.
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Our beautiful pictures are available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts

The Cowries collection from Media Storehouse is a stunning selection of wall art and framed prints featuring these beautiful mollusk animals. Our collection showcases the intricate patterns and colors of cowrie shells, which have been used for centuries as currency, jewelry, and decorative objects. These images are perfect for adding a touch of natural beauty to any room in your home or office. The Cowries collection includes a range of styles and sizes to suit every taste and budget. From close-up photographs that highlight the unique details of each shell to abstract designs that capture their essence, there is something for everyone in this collection. Whether you prefer black-and-white or full-color prints, you'll find plenty of options to choose from. The Cowries collection is an excellent choice for anyone who loves nature-inspired artwork or wants to add some coastal charm to their decor. With high-quality printing techniques and durable framing materials, these pieces are sure to last for years to come.
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What are Cowries (Mollusks Animals) art prints?

Cowries art prints are a collection of stunning and unique artworks that feature the beautiful shells of cowrie mollusks. These prints showcase the intricate patterns, shapes, and colors of these fascinating creatures, which have been admired for centuries by people all over the world. Cowrie shells have long been used as currency, jewelry, and decorative objects in many cultures. They are also highly valued by collectors and naturalists for their beauty and diversity. Cowries come in a wide range of sizes, colors, and patterns, making them an endless source of inspiration for artists. We offer a variety of Cowries art prints that capture the essence of these amazing creatures. Whether you prefer realistic depictions or abstract interpretations, our collection has something to suit every taste. Our high-quality prints are perfect for adding a touch of elegance to any home or office space.
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What Cowries (Mollusks Animals) art prints can I buy from Media Storehouse?

We offer a wide range of Cowries art prints that are perfect for anyone who loves marine life. You can choose from a variety of stunning images, including close-up shots of the shells, underwater scenes featuring live cowries in their natural habitat, and artistic interpretations of these beautiful creatures. Whether you're looking to decorate your home or office with some unique artwork or simply want to add to your collection of marine-themed prints, we have something for everyone. Their high-quality prints are available in a range of sizes and formats, so you can find the perfect piece to suit your needs. So why not browse through their selection today and discover the beauty and wonder of these fascinating mollusks? With so many great options to choose from, you're sure to find something that catches your eye.
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How do I buy Cowries (Mollusks Animals) art prints?

To buy Cowries art prints from Media Storehouse, you can browse our extensive collection of artwork featuring these beautiful mollusk animals. Once you have found the print(s) that you like, simply add them to your cart and proceed to checkout. You will be prompted to enter your shipping and payment information before finalizing your purchase. We offer a variety of sizes and framing options for their prints, so be sure to choose the one that best suits your needs. We also offer a range of other marine life artwork if you're interested in expanding your collection. Whether you're looking for a striking piece of wall art or a unique gift for someone special, Cowries art prints from Media Storehouse are sure to impress. With high-quality printing techniques and stunning imagery, these prints capture the beauty and elegance of these fascinating creatures in all their glory.
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How much do Cowries (Mollusks Animals) art prints cost?

We offer a wide range of Cowries art prints that are available at varying prices. Our collection features high-quality prints of these beautiful creatures in various sizes and formats to suit your preferences. Whether you're looking for a small print to add some color to your home or office space or a large canvas print to make a bold statement, we have something for everyone. Our Cowries art prints are created using the latest printing technology and premium materials, ensuring that they look stunning and last for years to come. We work with talented artists from around the world who specialize in capturing the beauty and intricacy of these fascinating creatures. So if you're looking for affordable yet high-quality Cowries art prints, be sure to check out our collection today.
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How will my Cowries (Mollusks Animals) art prints be delivered to me?

We take great care in delivering your Cowries art prints to you. We use high-quality packaging materials to ensure that your prints arrive in perfect condition. Your Cowries art prints will be carefully rolled and placed into a sturdy tube for protection during transit. We work with trusted delivery partners who are experienced in handling delicate items like artwork. Once your order has been dispatched, you will receive tracking information so that you can keep an eye on its progress. When your Cowries art prints arrive, they may need some time to settle after being rolled up for shipping. We recommend unrolling them gently and allowing them to rest flat for a few hours before framing or mounting. Wewant you to be completely satisfied with your purchase. If there are any issues with the delivery of your Cowries art prints, please don't hesitate to contact us and we'll do our best to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.