The Charles Opitz Collection
Dublin Core
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The Charles Opitz Collection
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Collection Items
Kissi pennyKissi penny, a kind of special purpose money, was an iron currency made in Sierra Leone that circulated widely in the immediate vicinity of its…
"Africa" Cowrie ShellsCowrie shell currency from South Africa. Read about shell money here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_money
Chinese counterfeit ivory "cowrie shell"In China, cowries were so important that many characters relating to money or trade contain the character for cowry: 貝. Starting over three thousand…
Tobacco money
Shell valuable necklace
Tambu strand