Raay/Feaq, or what is called stone money, is a round piece of limestone with a hole in the middle that was quarried a long time ago in Palau or some piece in Guam and transported to Yap by canoes and rafts.
Machaaf/Traditional Valuables
Raay or Feaq/Stone Money
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Raay/Feaq, or what is called stone money, is a round piece of limestone with a hole in the middle that was quarried a long time ago in Palau or some piece in Guam and transported to Yap by canoes and rafts. |
| The sizes vary from 5 cm/2 inches to 2.5 m/8 feet in diameter. The value of each depends on the presentation, explanation and how good a talker you are. The stories told of the hardships and the lives that were lost in transporting it over a long distance of the open sea would help increase its value. |
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By exchanging it, individuals or villages would confirm their ties and it is still practiced today in some traditional occasions. |
Yaer/Shell Money
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Gaaw/Necklace Money
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Reang/Turmeric
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| Mmbul, Baegiy |
