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Send to a friendUnique African Sterling Silver Dangle Earrings, "Double Abundant Cowrie"
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By Joycelyn Sena Zigah, these handcrafted earrings depict cowrie shells in gleaming sterling silver. The beautiful shells were once used as money in West Africa, and Ghana's currency — the Cedi — takes its name from sedie, the Akan word for "cowry." "Cowrie is money and should be worn as such — an emblem of prosperity," the Ghanaian designer says.
.925 Sterling silver
- 4 grams
- 0.14 oz
- 4.7 cm L x 1 cm W
- 1.9" L x 0.4" W
- Sterling silver
- Hook earrings
- High polish finish
- Made in Ghana.
- Certified and shipped by our office in Ghana
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