Uganda Cowries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Uganda Cowries , also known as the Uganda Missionaries , were the first adhesive postage stamps of Uganda. Because there was no printing press in Uganda the stamps were made on a typewriter by...
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Cypraeidae research, online articles about cowries, extensive selection of cowries and other specimen shells for purchase, cowry photos, taxonomic information on Cypraea, cowry descriptions ... Turbo debesi cowries.info collector shell sales...
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www.cowries.info/
www.cowries.info/
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Cowries were used in many other ways. One use was as special-purpose currency: bridewealth, payments for fines, divination ("the money of Ifa"), funerals, initiation into secret societies. ... The ancient Egyptians considered the cowries shells a magic agent, a talisman of fertility and in some cases used it as currency...
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www.mbad.org/cowrie.htm
www.mbad.org/cowrie.htm
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Cowries are a favorite of collectors because of their beautiful colors and high-gloss finish. This is possible because the animals' mantle is on the outside, secreting the shell from the top-down and keeping it protected, whereas most other shells are secreted from the inside-out, hence the glossy interior of many shells.
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www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/gastropods/cowries/cowries.htm
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Learn all you wanted to know about golden cowries with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic. ... Golden cowries are egg-shaped with a flat base and a narrow opening. Like other cowries, their shells are smooth and highly polished. They protect their glossy finish by wrapping their brightly...
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1. to comprehensively establish sister species relationships among all living cowries species ; 2. to examine phylogeographic patterning at both the specific and subspecific levels...
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www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/cgdp.html
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/cgdp.html
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Definition of cowries in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of cowries. Pronunciation of cowries. Translations of cowries. cowries synonyms, cowries antonyms. Information about cowries in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Cypraea, genus Cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/cowries
www.thefreedictionary.com/cowries
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A site for cowry collectors, students, and anyone interested in the Cypraeidae. ... Lately I have been exploring the interesting phenomenon of autofluorescence in cowries under ultraviolet (UV) radiation. I am preparing a rather detailed report on some of my findings which I will feature in the very near future.
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Cowries; Family Cypraeidae ... Cowries produce among the most beautiful and highly prized shells. One cowrie was even used as currency by Polynesians in the past; it is called the Money cowrie (Cypraea moneta)! However, a living cowrie is even more fascinating than an empty shell of a dead cowrie.
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