  
 This African Continent and Cowry Shell necklace was created by Mahama Zuruka an artisan of the Ga tribal culture from Ghana. Decorated with Ghanaian sedee beads and a leather pendant of the African continent with a cowry shell in the center. This necklace is an excellent example of African style and artwork; and is a great way to display one's connection with the African continent.
For centuries, all across Africa, beads have been prized both as ornament and as forms of currency. A person’s wealth and status has always been associated with the size and number of beads worn. In some tribes, beads and beaded jewelry make up the bridal dowry; in others they are used as currency, and in still others beads are believed to have magical powers.
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