Cowrie shells and cowrie money: a global history
by Yang, Bin
fromRoutledge approaches to history
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Type: Book
"Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed …