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The use of a transitional cloth-money token among the Wolof

American anthropologist57 • Published In 1955 • Pages: 1016-1024

By: Ames, David W..

Abstract
This article discusses the use of cloth as a standardized medium of exchange by the Wolof during the 19th century; the factors effecting its value; its function in 'internal' and 'external' trade; and its probale origin.
Subjects
Medium of exchange
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Price and value
External trade
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Wolof
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Joan Steffens ; 1964
Field Date
1950-1951
Coverage Date
eighteenth-nineteenth centuries
Coverage Place
Gambia and Senegal
Notes
David W. Ames
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
Wolof (African people)