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Object Number 40-12-70/1696
Display Title Loose pieces of Maoriai shell money--probably made in Shortland Islands
Descriptions
Object Description Loose pieces of Maoriai shell money--probably made in Shortland Islands
Inventory Description Currency, brown and white shell beads
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.8 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (5/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 21

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