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Product Name: Baabou Cowrie Shell Necklace
Product ID: BAB001
Description:
 This typical Dogon necklace @ 15-16" is made in Northern Mali, Africa. Men wore these collars for luck in hunting or combat. The shells came to the area via camel and were used as currency in West Africa before colonization. Because the jewellers were a people who lived removed from the mainstream in the cliffs of Bandiagara, they managed to maintain their handcrafted traditions. Your purchase of this piece helps the artisans maintain their maximum profit, eliminating middlemen, and uses no child labor. Handmade in MALI, AFRICA.

Price: $64.00

  

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