Cleveland Museum of Art
Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
early to mid-1900s
While identified with Africa, cowrie shells were generally imported from the Indian Ocean region. After being collected near the Maldives islands, these Indo-Pacific shells entered parts of Africa via overseas trade routes.
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