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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3019622, member: 10461&quot;]It&#039;s an &quot;imitation&quot; because it&#039;s made out of bone, instead of an actual, natural cowrie shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]&#039;s <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowrie-shell-money.312588/#post-3019095" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cowrie-shell-money.312588/#post-3019095">Post #12</a> shows the natural shells and some of the other materials the ancients used to imitate them.&nbsp; I suppose because cowries must have been scarce, and were used as money, people chose to make these &quot;imitation cowries&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I loved cowrie shells as a kid, in my Florida/Bahamas childhood, when we lived a gypsy lifestyle aboard boats.&nbsp; We hopped around several uninhabited islands in the Bahamas and I used to hunt for shells and any other curiosities I could find on the beaches.&nbsp; Found a little cowrie once.&nbsp; I was excited.&nbsp; They&#039;re pretty shells, and so I guess it&#039;s not surprising that ancient people used them for jewelry and/or money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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