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Object Number 40-12-70/1694
Display Title Strand of Maoriai shell money - probably made in Shortland Islands
Descriptions
Inventory Description Currency, strand of brown and white shell beads
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Dimensions Overall: 22.6 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (8 7/8 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1694

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Strand of Maoriai shell money - probably made in Shortland Islands
40-12-70/1693 Strand of Maoriai shell money - probably made in Shortland Islands
Currency
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Strand of Maoriai shell money - probably made in Shortland Islands
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Currency
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