Hundred-eyed cowrie
Cowries have been prized by collectors for their beauty and variety for many many years. They are found in tropical waters and in life the mantle (a soft part of their body) is wrapped around the shell and covers it.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 60/1919/378
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Collection Area Region
- South Asia
- Collector Excavator
- Jewell, Miss Florence (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- hundred-eyed cowrie
- Simple Name
- mollusc: shell
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
