1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

As Diwali 2024 is here, incorporating cowrie shell rituals can enhance prosperity and invite the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi into homes, fostering joy and abundance.

The Cowrie Medical Clinic’s Saturday walk-in clinic is no more. In an email to Coast Reporter last week, the clinic’s Dr. Kevin Koopman, who has handled the Saturday clinic since its inception in ...

Sadiq Khan said The Wake is "a stark reminder of the pain and suffering caused by transatlantic slavery and the role the UK and London played" A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen ...