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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 303947, member: 136"]Geez, Jake - who knew that attaching cowrie shells to baskets was a "thing"? </p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't see anything with red thread like yours, but when I searched Google for "cowrie shell basket" I did find quite a few...</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe yours is a planter? (I just can't imagine anyone wearing that on his/her head!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of different ones:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]99593[/ATTACH] </p><p>from: </p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/521576935/fulani-cowrie-shell-plate-basket-made-in?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/521576935/fulani-cowrie-shell-plate-basket-made-in?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/521576935/fulani-cowrie-shell-plate-basket-made-in?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie shell basket&ref=sr_gallery_1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]99594[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/253981469/old-african-basket-with-juju-cowrie?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_26" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/253981469/old-african-basket-with-juju-cowrie?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_26" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/253981469/old-african-basket-with-juju-cowrie?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie shell basket&ref=sr_gallery_26</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I do think that yours looks rather "rough" in comparison... (???)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 303947, member: 136"]Geez, Jake - who knew that attaching cowrie shells to baskets was a "thing"? I didn't see anything with red thread like yours, but when I searched Google for "cowrie shell basket" I did find quite a few... Maybe yours is a planter? (I just can't imagine anyone wearing that on his/her head!) Here are a couple of different ones: [ATTACH=full]99593[/ATTACH] from: [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/521576935/fulani-cowrie-shell-plate-basket-made-in?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_1[/URL] [ATTACH=full]99594[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/253981469/old-african-basket-with-juju-cowrie?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cowrie%20shell%20basket&ref=sr_gallery_26[/URL] I do think that yours looks rather "rough" in comparison... (???)[/QUOTE]
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