silver cowrie shell charm bracelet on suede leather

This gorgeous hand cut suede leather boho-chic bracelet is hand crafted in sunny Byron Bay, featuring a sterling silver plated Cowrie Shell charm and silver bead slider which makes it easily adjusted to fit most adult sized wrists.

The Cowrie shell is known to many ancient cultures to symbolize fertility and also represents powerful Goddess protection and connected with the strength of the ocean. Throughout Africa, and South and North America, the cowrie symbolized the power of destiny and prosperity. The cowrie shell was the first symbol of money and wealth known to mankind and used in ancient Africa to trade for goods & services. In ancient Pompeii, women connected cowries with the womb and Goddess energy and wore them as jewellery to ensure their fertility. In traditional Japan, women hold cowries to assist the process of childbirth.