Primitive Money in Its Ethnological, Historical, and Economic Aspects

19th century accepted According adoption aes rude Africa Ancient Ancient Egypt authority Babylonia barter beads blood money bride money cattle century B.C. changed hands CHAPTER circulation cloth coconuts coinage coins colonies commodity copper cowries cows deferred payments demand depreciation developed early economic economists ethnological evidence existence extent fiduciary currency fixed gold grain History important increase Indians ingots instances Islands large number livestock London means of payment medium of exchange metals modern money monetary functions monetary purposes monetary unit non-commercial non-monetary origin of money ornaments paid Pelew period pieces pigs played political possession primitive communities primitive currencies primitive monetary systems primitive money purchase quantity Quoted requirements rice rings salt served shell money silver slaves social standard of deferred standard of value stone money store of value strings supply tea bricks theory tobacco trade transactions tribes unit of account various wampum wealth weight