924 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
United States

(805) 965-2424

Rooms & Gardens has been defining it’s own unique style to the acclaim of clients in southern California and throughout the United States. Rooms & Gardens style is a creative mix of British colonial and California casual with French and Eastern influences. Founded in Santa Barbara in 1993 by Eric and Jami Voulgaris, the store was an instant success and boasted many clients and celebrities both locally and nationally. In 2006, the Voulgaris’ joined actress, Mary Steenburgen, a longtime client of Rooms & Gardens, to open Rooms & Gardens, Santa Monica.

Handmade Cowrie Shell & Leather Basket

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Handmade Cowrie Shell & Leather Basket

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Handmade Cowrie Shell & Leather Basket

$165.00

Sizes Vary - 9.5"-10" x 9.5"-10" x 4.5"- 5.5"

These Vintage Nigerian handmade cowrie shell & leather basket bowls are made by the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria. Cowrie shells were used as a form of currency in past centuries & in a decorative way, a symbol of wealth. 

Please note that many of our handmade items are one of a kind, perfectly imperfect, vintage and have indigenous repair work which we believe adds to the intrinsic value and beauty of the items. No two items are exactly the same. As a result, our website photos are a close representation of the items available, but may not be identical to the ones you receive. If you prefer to select an exact item, please notify us at sales.satabarbara@roomsandgardens.com and we will send photos of what we have in stock.

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