A more accurate engraving on this tiger cowrie shell might read “Souvenir of Nags Head Gift Shop” — tiger cowries rarely venture far from the Indian Ocean.
But at least one made it to Chicago in 1893.
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A more accurate engraving on this tiger cowrie shell might read “Souvenir of Nags Head Gift Shop” — tiger cowries rarely venture far from the Indian Ocean.
But at least one made it to Chicago in 1893.