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Object Number
36-105-70/446
Display Title
Length of tambu (nasa shells) - used as money
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, U shaped white shell attached to bundled fiber, loose ends
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 36.2 x 1.6 x 1 cm (14 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/446
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