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Title Details	Cowrie shells
Subjects	Seashells cowrie shells shells mollusks sigay sungka chongka game money mollusca trade commerce animals marine
Material Type	VM Visual material
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Format	print
Keyword	cowrie shells shells mollusks sigay sungka chongka game money mollusca trade commerce animals marine

Item Call Number	PA00561
Status	Available
Barcode	PA00561
Photo Id	Photo ID - PA00561
Title	Title - Cowrie shells
Notes	Notes - Cowries are small, polished, usually brightly colored shells found in warm seas. They are used as ornaments, and were formerly used as money in parts of Asia and Africa. The Filipino game called sungka (or chongka) is played by two players who try to accumulate as many cowrie shells--or sigay--as possible.
Media Format	Media format - print
Subject	Subject - Seashells
Keywords	Keyword - cowrie shells Keyword - shells Keyword - mollusks Keyword - sigay Keyword - sungka Keyword - chongka Keyword - game Keyword - money Keyword - mollusca Keyword - trade Keyword - commerce Keyword - animals Keyword - marine

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