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Jim McDougall · 13th July 2008, 04:32 AM

Thanks Bill! These really are fantastic!
Are these shells the cowrie shells? Are they intended to represent wealth, or is other meaning implied....too much tradition for simple decoration.....beautiful as it is.

13th July 2008, 04:32 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Thanks Bill! These really are fantastic! Are these shells the cowrie shells? Are they intended to represent wealth, or is other meaning implied....too much tradition for simple decoration.....beautiful as it is.