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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
Map cowrie seashell; Cypraea mappa
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Title
Map
cowrie
seashell
;
Cypraea
mappa
Description
1
shell
with
brown
design
,
2
x
2
x
3
'; This
cowrie
is
so
named
because
of its '
map
'
design
.
Cowries
usually
measure
3-3.5
' in
size
,
so
this
shell
is
considered
a
big
cowrie
. There are
over
250
known
species
living
in
warm
sea
areas
. This
cowrie
is
not
likely
the
one
used
in
West
Africa
as
money
.
See
R272
for
more
information
about
Money
Cowrie
.
Subject
Cowries
;
Art
,
African
;
Africa
,
West
.
Publisher
Museum
in the
Classroom
Collection
.
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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