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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2019
- In this video we are looking into the history of why people wear cowrie shells in their dreadlocks and braids.
Sources:
[www.culturesofwestafrica.com/...]
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowrie](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowrie)
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteshell](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteshell)
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_m...](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_m...)
[ • Cowrie Shells ]
[ / why-the-cowries ]
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orisha](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orisha)
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_...](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_...)
Cowrie Shell How to: [ • How to Attach Cowrie S... ]
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I was always drawn to cowries ever since my grandma put them with my braids and beads. I like to think I was subconsciously drawn to them bc if it’s African richness ✨
In Ghana cowries use to be money before the ships landed.
In Nigeria also
She said that!😉👊🏾
I just found out I’m Ghanian this is so awesome to learn!
Also In Sierra Leone
Same with Nigeria
Cowrie shell they are so beautiful on locks I love them
I'm blessed to own a gorgeous Cowrie shell necklace. One big Cowrie shell surrounded by about 2 dozen smaller ones.
It was made for me by an old Rasta in Jamaica back in the late 80's.
I treasure it!!!! And for decades ppl have asked to buy it from me.
I love braiding my daughters' hair with cowrie shells it looks so regal and instills self confidence. I recommend it for every mother.
How did you attach them I have locs always want to add to my locs
@@sheilaallen2146 temporary: use rubber bands
Permanent: stitch them on
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I’m a male but I was drawn to them because im deep into my African heritage I’m spiritual and I view them as protection because they protect whatever sea animal used it I view them as prosperity because they was used as currency and I just like them 😂🥰
That sounds great Wilfred! Awesome to hear everyone's take on them
They are unisex I'm male and I have them on. They are man's gift from the water deity so how can they not be spiritual. I'd like to shout out man all the way from South Africa
My boyfriend is from Africa I was wondering why he put them in his locks I thought he was trying to do something strange I didn't understand
From a native speaker of Yoruba, It’s pronounced “Orisha” not “Orisa”.
We still subconsciously do this! We use plastic beads in little girls hair.
Except we replaced nature for plastic.
my mom started her loc journey a year before mine and she has a few in her hair now and she told me its common for people to add it in their locs after each year as like a symbol of how long its been. but i had no idea about all of its history like this. great video! thank you for sharing :)
This is frickin' dope! Ima do this fo' sure - love love love this concept :) ...only 10 weeks in though so I've got a while lol
As a history major with locs I found this extremely educational. Thanks!
I love cowrie shells. I first heard of them from the American Girl books-Addy series.
OMG! Sis you took me back my youth with the Addy series. 😍
Memories are wonderful
Sameeeeee
i’ve been using these shells on my locs for a while now, glad to know the history behind them
I've realized how valuable your dreadlock channel is by the content you make. It's really one of a kind and informative.
Thats really nice of you Joshua!
Well done sistren! Its so nice to watch ur channel n see the knowledge ur sharing... i am appreciating the hard work too! Bless👸🏾👌🏾😁
Great video!! Thank youu for sharing/educating!!
Thank you for this very helpful, informative and interesting video. Your content is deep and thought provoking.
This was very nice! The education here is priceless! Thanks for Sharing!! Keep them coming! Much appreciated!!
Thank you so much for that beautiful video!! ❤️❤️❤️
Great video! love your channel!
Your videos are so professional and respectful I love it.
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Back again I got my locs back and i have shells
You really educated me on this..thank u for the knowledge especially on the spiritual level 💕
I just love your personality, Thank you
Excellent video!!
Ayee thank you for this video !!
You’re welcome Danielle!
This was such a great/beautiful video
Yoruba pronounced: yo (as in yoyo) ru (as in the ro sound in "row") ba (as in the ba sound in "bath")
Very informative 👏 👌
Always wondered this nice video
There’s a woman at work that wears her hair with shells just like solange . I can’t tell if they are braids or locs cause her hair is FULLY covered with them . People talk about her all the time .
I remember seeing my aunty with few handfuls of Cowies, thought they were very awesome looking can’t wait to wear one when my locs grow longer
Thanks for the info
Im going to say it...Why does so many viewers feel the need to correct her pronunciation ? Tomato to tomoto ?(Yall know what she mean.) Anyway Thanks for the video🙂
A good way to respect the history is by also pronouncing the terms correctly
@@elsawanlemvo6696 Sure Ok
They say tomato I say vodka
@@sistahoodcafe because she's saying it wrong. There are some words that have more than one way to pronounce them. So your tomato tomato example is not good. If there's only 1 way to say a word, and you say it another way, then you're mispronouncing it and need to be corrected.
@@virtuousceolady6091 Your opinion is greatly appreciated . Thanks .
Love cowrie shells...definitely wanna pull more into my life
♥️♥️♥️♥️😎 I wear them quite often as necklaces, bracelets etc.
I like the Brown cowrie shells too they have nice patterns first time I seen them Where do they sell them? All of them are nice
And... They look so cool 😍✌️
PS
Love your hair today!
Thank you! Thats nice of you to say :D
@@TPLlocs You're welcome!
Thank you for this. My friend from Senegal said they're also used for protection. Do you know this to be true?
in the southern state on india , kerala people use it mainly for spiritual purposes some still use it
In Nigeria, we used cowries as currency before the ships came
Come back! Where are you?
why i was younger my family use to tell me people wore shells because it's a African thing i didn't really believe think it was that and wanted answers
I have locs and I will get cowry in them when they get longer. The information about the history was good except the part about Yoruba people. Most of the stuff you said was accurate but the internet isn’t very accurate when it comes to African ethnic groups. There are no Yoruba in Ghana other than Nigerians who moved here. If you have any Nigerian friends they’ll be more than happy to give more accurate information on the Orishas( pronunciation) and Orissa . All the same this video was still very informative 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Interesting! Thank you for sharing.
tpl locs. No problem anything to help🤗
Cedi (pronounced “cd”)
Thanks Akwasi!
Orisha not orixa
Im not brave enough to put any hair jewelry in my locs 😅😅😂😂hell no.
you dont know what are cowry
I love braiding my daughters' hair with cowrie shells it looks so regal and instills self confidence. I recommend it for every mother.
Im not brave enough to put any hair jewelry in my locs 😅😅😂😂hell no.