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Cloth money

Scope note

Officially circulating media of exchange manufactured from cloth, such as the strips or squares of woven raffia commonly made and used in West and Central Africa prior to the 20th century, as well as other types used in Japan and Indonesia in the past.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262824

Broader Terms used

money

Created

13yrs ago

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