1. The cowry was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money . 2. These payments may take the form of shell money , food, pigs, cash, or other goods. 3. Most of the private ship owners from the constituency generated capital through shell money trade to build their ships. 4. They took shell money to Buin and traded it for cash and used the cash to build wooden boats. 5. One of the important things that girls learn at an early age too is how to make shell money . 6. In other regions, the bride price is paid in lengths of shell money , pigs, cassowaries or cash. 7. In the South Pacific Islands the species " Oliva carneola " was commonly used to create shell money . 8. One of the important things that girls learn at an early age too is how to make shell money ". 9. The Malaitans responsible for his death also were expected to pay relatives symbolic compensation in traditional shell money known as tafuliae. 10. Some form of shell money appears to have been found on almost every continent : America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
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