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Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality

Sentath

(2,243 posts) Tue Jun 13, 2017, 02:18 PM Jun 2017

Pop Culture fluff: Moana shoes, fertility icons?

Young (pre-teen) niece is having a Moana themed birthday, and we are upgrading a pair of Disney shoes for her with alternating cowrie shells and red beads.

https://www.disneystore.com/costume-accessories-accessories-moana-costume-shoes-for-kids/mp/1412149/1000303/

It struck me what the shells might resemble, and a little online search confirmed them.

So, ..? Am I doing something embarrassing, or just exposing an embarrassing level of ignorance by asking?

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Pop Culture fluff: Moana shoes, fertility icons? (Original Post) Sentath Jun 2017 OP

Sometimes a shell is just a shell... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #1

WePurrsevere

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1. Sometimes a shell is just a shell...

Reply to Sentath (Original post)

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:18 AM

Jun 2017

Many things in nature were/are used in worship and majik over the millennia. If you're uncomfortable with the symbolism on your young daughter perhaps you could handmake a variation sans that type of shell?

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