The Money Cowry (Cypracea Moneta, L. ) As a Sacred Object Among North American Indians
by Jackson, J. Wilfrid
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Manchester: Manchester Philosophical Society. Very Good. 1916. Softcover. 12mo in wraps, string binding, clean pages, original blue covers, slight wear else VG+++. From "Memoirs of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society." The author discuss world-wide use of the cowry shell as ornament/money, but focuses particularily on the Objibway and Menomine groups of the Algonquin speakers and their use of the species. Scarce.. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Mossback Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28143
- Title
- The Money Cowry (Cypracea Moneta, L. ) As a Sacred Object Among North American Indians
- Author
- Jackson, J. Wilfrid
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Manchester Philosophical Society
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Indian Money; Cowry Money
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera;
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...