Imani Cowry Bone and Brass Earrings | African Dangle and Drop Earrings | Adinkra | Fertility Shell Jewelry | Tribal & Ethnic | Afrocentric

Imani Cowry, Bone and Brass Earrings.

The Imani Collection is an assortment of earrings made with cowry, bone and/or brass. A beautiful collection of dangle & drop Earrings. Choose from our collection of various designs made from materials indigenous to the Continent. Perfect for every day. These earrings can dress up or down your favorite look.

Cowry shells were traditionally used in African trade as currency or barter and today still hold a special place in culture and spirituality. They also represent fertility and are used as a protection against the evil eye. In Kenya, earrings made from materials in nature go back to the earliest of time. Kenya is in the Nile Valley, which extends from Uganda and Tanzania, up through Ethiopia and up to Egypt, all of which are early civilizations.

From ancient times, man has used natural materials to reflect nature and life. As such, Kenyan jewelry often features bone. Brass, along with other metals, have long been used throughout the Continent of Africa in jewelry, tool making and every day life. When you wear these earrings, you are wearing symbols of the origin of civilization as well as ancestral traditions.

Length varies, approximately 3 - 3.5" from hook. 

Made in Kenya.