Collection: Cowrie & Compass

Before cash apps, before banks, before paper money, cowrie shells paid for real life in West Africa. Food. Trade. Land. Freedom. Respect.

They weren’t symbolic — they were worth something.

The Cowrie & Compass Collection pulls from that reality. Cowries as currency. The compass as direction. Together, they speak to people who’ve always had to know where they’re going and what they’re carrying.

The yellow hits for Orisha Oya — force of change, pressure, shake-ups, forward movement. Oya don’t ease you into nothing. She clears it out so something better can stand.

These bags are built for everyday use, but they come from deeper ground. They nod to trade routes older than America, and to people who learned early that movement, planning, and what you carry can decide your future.

This isn’t costume heritage.
It’s functional history.

You carry this because you know value when you see it — and you move accordingly.