Use of Fanery Fanery

1 use of fanery

1.1 jewellery
1.2 medicinal purposes
1.3 instrument of payment

use of fanery

over past 200 years fanery have been used various purposes:

for jewellery

as pendants on necklaces

necklace fanery


for medicinal purposes

as fanafody or traditional medication

in madagascar many centuries (and present day) forms of money have been used traditional healers. these lucky charms either worn around neck or placed on body parts healed.

as instrument of payment

it can assumed fanery had monetary value. silver coins found in madagascar had weight of 25 grams conveniently converted 10-12 silver fanery. these silver fanery had value in relation copper fanery, supposed standard rate of exchange remains unknown. situation complicated fact copper fanery varied in size , hence in weight. how copper fanery required match silver piece unknown @ stage.

silver coin , silver fanery