Global phenomenon, local varieties -- The Maldives: procurement and export -- India: in the beginning -- Southeast Asia: intra-Asian interactions -- Yunnan: an Indian influence in the Southeast ...
Small seashells have many characteristics that make them ideal monetary objects. They are durable, portable, and difficult to imitate. One species of cowrie shell is known as the money shell because ...
Once upon a time, manilas, beads, salt, and cowries were the major forms of legal tender across cultures. Before the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) came into the picture, our ancestors had their own ...