A simple cowrie shell w/ two beads. The 'opened' cowrie shell is the symbol for speaking out and depicted on Sojourner Truth's throat to show that she will speak out no matter what. She was once told that they would burn down a church if she spoke there. She answered, 'Then I will speak on the ashes.' Cowries, (from the Dutch East Indies), like beads, were the first slave beads called 'Owo Ileke' by the Yoruba. Now, they're a sacred symbol used in ritual divination. Int'l orders please inquire.
