Ivory was an important trade item. Image credit telegraph.co.uk
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Items traded the Mutapa State with the Portuguese
The Local People exchanged the following items for foreign goods
- Gold
- Ivory
- Grain
- Iron tools
- Soapstone carvings
- Copper
And in return the Portuguese traded the following items with the locals
Items the Portuguese used to trade with the local people
- guns
- cloth
- beads
- bangles
- bracelets
- maize seed
- alcohol/spirits
- fruit trees
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