Possible evolution: Money around neck --> visible wealth --> jewelry = wealth --> fake jewelry = fake wealth. Money over time turned into beauty signalling. 
The earliest copper objects were not weapons or tools for concrete practical use -- they were plug-in replacements for shell pendants and beads.pic.twitter.com/GBthSr1UPH
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Also if i remember correctly there were pigment holders, and also tools to apply paint to other tools / jewelry early on
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Insightful post as usual Nick.
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And the first currencies were seashells, originally valued for ornamentation
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