{"product_id":"cowrie-shells-18-pcs","title":"Cowrie Shells - 18 Pcs","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis set of 18 natural, unpolished cowrie shells showcases the smooth, glossy curves cowries are known for, sized and colored with natural piece-to-piece variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCowrie shells have been used across many cultures for thousands of years - as currency in historic trade networks, as adornment, and in craft and jewelry making, a real and well-documented history rather than a modern invention. Their smooth, domed shape and narrow, tooth-lined opening make them instantly recognizable, a natural form that has made them a popular material for craft projects worldwide, well beyond any single custom or region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCowrie shells hold real cultural and spiritual significance across a number of African and African diaspora communities, including use in Diloggún, a shell-based divination system practiced within Santería\/Lucumí, where cowries are cast and their positions interpreted by trained practitioners as part of an established religious practice we're naming honestly rather than glossing over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn wider folk and metaphysical use, cowrie shells are also popularly linked to protection, abundance, and fertility symbolism - a matter of custom and personal belief, not scientific evidence. These shells are left unpolished and natural, so size, color, and shape vary slightly from shell to shell, suited to jewelry making, mosaics, altar work, or simply collecting. With 18 pieces in a single set, there's enough here for a full mosaic border, a matched pair of earrings with plenty left over, or a generous handful for altar display, without needing to purchase multiple smaller sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ritual-kits-tools-spell-supplies\" title=\"Ritual Kits \u0026amp; Spell Supplies | Spiritual Tools \u0026amp; Altar Supplies\"\u003eRitual Kits \u0026amp; Spell Supplies collection\u003c\/a\u003e for more curios and spiritual supplies, and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spiritual\" title=\"Spiritual Tools \u0026amp; Supplies\"\u003ewider spiritual tools collection\u003c\/a\u003e for more spiritual home tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUse these shells for jewelry making, mosaics, or altar decor, or display and collect them as they are; if you practice Diloggún-style divination, that work is best done only with a trained practitioner in that practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Modern Aromatherapy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44912979771644,"sku":"sku-43863310041332","price":7.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/8900\/1212\/files\/cowrie-shells-set-of-18-natural.jpg?v=1788693893","url":"https:\/\/modernaromatherapy.com\/products\/cowrie-shells-18-pcs","provider":"Modern Aromatherapy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}