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Artist	BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE HAWKINS
Description	A print from 1845 shows cowry shells being used as money by an Arab trader. BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE HAWKINS / SSPL / THE IMAGE WORKS
Date	1845
Medium	print
Source/Photographer	Science & Society Picture Library

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Image title	'Barter. Couries used as Money', c 1845.
Copyright holder	Copyright© Science Museum Pictorial / Science&Society Picture Libr
Credit/Provider	Science Museum Pictorial / Science&Society Picture Libr
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Copyright status	Copyrighted
Short title	10320727
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