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Sultanate of Buton

The Sultanate of Buton was an island sultanate off southeastern Sulawesi known for using cotton cloth currency (kampua).

Kind: kingdom
Region: Southeast Asia, Asia

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Cotton coin of 1 bida or kampua [= 1/10 duit] from the island of Buton, southwest of Sulawesi

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Cotton coin of 1 bida or kampua [= 1/10 duit] from the island of Buton, southwest of Sulawesi

1800 - 1870

Cotton coin, made from a patch of coarse cotton fabric, where the obverse and reverse consist of threads of different colours. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4387; its record gives material recorded as cotton (textile); technique weaving; measurements length 13 cm x width 4.5 cm.

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