Long braids and cowrie shells: Symbolise fertility and wealth.

长长的辫带和贝壳：象征着生育力与富有。

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A hundred years ago you could still pay your taxes in Uganda in cowrie shells.

100年前你还能用子安贝贝壳在乌干达缴税。

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For thismother-to-be, Thompson created a design based on cowrie shells."They're

汤普森根据玛瑙贝为这位准妈妈创作了一幅画。

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Over the centuries, many things have served the purpose, from beads to cowrie shells to pigs.

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Congo's has a catanga cross (a large copper cross), while Equatorial Guinea has a pair of cowrie shells.

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