Assertion: mollusk's shell | /r/ObjectUse | used as money
Facets:
value: by americans
type: OTHER
value: in some preindustrial societies
type: LOCATION
value: by sea slugs
type: OTHER
value: by australia's indigenous tribes
type: OTHER
value: by bivalves
type: OTHER
value: in times
type: TEMPORAL
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The shells of cowries (a type of small gastropod) were used as money by Native Americans, and the pearls that grow in oysters, as the result of irritation by sand grains, have been treasured since time immemorial.
text: In addition, the shells of cowries were often used as money by Americans.
text: In times past these shells were used as money and today are used ornamentally for such items as buttons and jewelry.
text: This ecosystem is also notable for zig-zag oysters, octopuses, squid, cowries (the shells of which were once used as money by Australia's indigenous tribes), bivalves, and sea slugs.
text: Their shells have also been used as money in some preindustrial societies.