1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

The show’s title takes its name from a memoir by an 18th-century enslaved man who was able to buy his liberty and who was ...

Seafarers of the Marshall Islands built elaborate maps out of palm twigs and cowrie shells. These ingenious charts, which exist today only in museums, denoted everything from the position of ...

Sadiq Khan said The Wake is "a stark reminder of the pain and suffering caused by transatlantic slavery and the role the UK and London played" A 23ft (7m) tall bronze cowrie shell has been chosen ...

Sitting inside a grand office at the British Museum, with a bright green scarf draped over his slim black suit, Hew Locke, ...

The University has partnered with The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation to offer scholarships to support Black African and Caribbean heritage students from socio-economically, under-represented ...

African designers are determined to find their footing in the global fashion sphere and showcase their vibrant cultures to ...

The British driver celebrated the collection at Dior's New Bond Street store with Kim Jones, artistic director of Dior men's.

Nor is it just an object to be observed. Rather, as Brooks explains, The Wake will be a “remembrance vessel”, a “grieving ...

Alia’s braided look shut those who thought short hair can’t be styled up. This hair extension truly puts you in the spotlight ...