THAILAND 10 PIECES COWRY SHELL ODD & CURIOUS MONEY

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THAILAND- 10 pieces Cowry Shell Money, circa 19th to 20th Centuries, with small information certificate. These were collected among the Hill Tribes, used as ornaments, amulets and as a Primitive or Odd and Curious Money in bride price, imported to Africa  and Asia by European traders in the millions. Some of these have had the upper portion of the shell ground or broken off for use, thus the term 'cut back' cowrys. All are quite nice, shinny, some are drilled for use, others not. Listed in all works on Odd and Curious Money, and even a few works have been done just on these. This lot contains both species, Cyprea moneta (money cowry) and Cyprea annulus (ring cowry). Great addition to any collection of Southeast Asian coins, Odd and Curious Money collection, great for the classroom, etc. Normally with all of our lots, the picture is the actual lot you are bidding on, in this one case only, as we have sold so many of these on eBay, we have become lazy, and the picture is only representative of the lot. In other words, you will recieve exactly similar shells, from the same group, but not the pictured shells. Same types, sizes, etc.
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