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A Kula necklace, with its distinctive red shell-disc beads, from the Trobriand Islands
A Kula necklace, with its distinctive red shell-disc beads, from the Trobriand Islands
Watercolor by James G. Swan depicting the Klallam people of chief Chetzemoka at Port Townsend, with one of Chetzemoka's wives distributing potlatch
Watercolor by James G. Swan depicting the Klallam people of chief Chetzemoka at Port Townsend, with one of Chetzemoka's wives distributing potlatch
Wedding rings could be considered a commodity, pure gift, or both.
Wedding rings could be considered a commodity, pure gift, or both.
Three tongkonan noble houses in a Torajan village
Three tongkonan noble houses in a Torajan village
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Banknotes and coins
Banknotes and coins
A 640 BC one-third stater electrum coin from Lydia. According to Herodotus, the Lydians were the first people to introduce the use of gold and silver
A 640 BC one-third stater electrum coin from Lydia. According to Herodotus, the Lydians were the first people to introduce the use of gold and silver coins. It is thought by modern scholars that these first stamped coins were minted around 650 to 600 BC.
Song Dynasty Jiaozi, the world's earliest paper money
Song Dynasty Jiaozi, the world's earliest paper money
Printing paper money at a printing press in Perm
Printing paper money at a printing press in Perm