The COWRIE Currencies of West Africa Part I

Author:

Johnson, Marion

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Date published:

1970

Record type:

Journal article

Journal Title:

Journal of African History

Source:

Journal of African History, Vol.11,No.1,1970,pp17-49

Subject:

CURRENCY MARKET

COWRIE CURRENCIES

WEST AFRICAN

Abstract:

This part of the paper deals with the cowrie shells and their import into West Africa, and the cost of their transport in West Africa; with the cowrie currency area and its changes; with the oddities of cowrie arithmetic; and with the final decline of the cowrie currency. A second part will deal with the value of cowries at various times and places, and with cowrie economics.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://journals.cambridge.org

CITATION: Johnson, Marion. The COWRIE Currencies of West Africa Part I . : Cambridge University Press , 1970. Journal of African History, Vol.11,No.1,1970,pp17-49 - Available at: https://library.au.int/cowrie-currencies-west-africa-part-i-4