What do you think cowries and shells would have been used for?
NCERT Class 6th Social Science History - Our Past 1 Ch 3. From Gathering to Growing food"
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The popular cowrie and shells have many uses and
are in the form of money, jewelry and some religious items. They are found in
the islands of the Indian Ocean and have gained popularity through the Africa. Used
as a form of currency and Chinese used its shape to form their pictography for
money. Moreover, the money has found in the form of brass and silver.
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Shells of certain spices have historically been used as currency in several parts of the world , as well as being used , in the past and present, very extensively in jewelry, and for other decorative and ceremonial purpose. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money.
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