Cowrie Shells, Slavery, and the Curacao Maritime Museum
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If you love history the way I do, learn more about cowrie shells at the Curacao Maritime Museum next time you're in Willemstad.
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Kura Hulanda Museum Curacao, the Caribbean Getaway
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Kura Hulanda Museum - Curacao's Dark Past - The Maritime Explorer
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Small seashells tell a big story of slavery and transoceanic trade 500 years ago
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Cowrie headdress National Museums Liverpool
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