Double Abundant Cowrie

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