Shell money is a medium of exchange similar to coin money and other forms of commodity money, and was once commonly used in many parts of the world. Shell...

significance in various cultures. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money. It is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected...

squid are eaten in many countries, to the employment of molluscs as shell money and to make dyestuffs and musical instruments, for personal adornment...

Societies in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia used shell money—often, the shells of the cowry (Cypraea moneta L. or C. annulus L.). According...

bright orange-colored ring on the back or upper side of the shell, was commonly used as shell money much like Monetaria moneta. Occasionally the ring part...

"money cowrie" because the shells were historically widely used in many Pacific and Indian Ocean countries as shell money before coinage was in common...

Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made. Commodity money consists of objects having value or use in themselves...

significant assets or operations. Shell companies are used for legitimate purposes but can be used for tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering, or to achieve...

A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea...

of mainland Malaita. The islands in the lagoon are renowned for their shell money minting process, their "shark worship" beliefs, their shipbuilding skills...