Did you know? Cowrie shells have been used across many cultures for thousands of years. 🌍 #changingseas #sanibelshells #capitva #beachcombing #southwestfloridashells | CHANGING SEAS
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Before coins or paper money, Africa’s cowrie shells powered trade across continents. Harvested from the Indian Ocean, they became the backbone of commerce from West Africa to Asia and even parts of Europe. In African societies, cowries symbolized wealth, fertility, and spiritual power used in trade, art, and ceremony. Their influence stretched so far that they inspired China’s earliest coins. From the markets of Mali to the palaces of Benin, cowrie shells remind us that Africa once shaped global
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