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Shell valuable brought in by foreigners (jar - ni nobochai)
Shell valuable brought in by foreigners (jar - ni nobochai)
Object Number 48-51-70/2956
Display Title Shell valuable brought in by foreigners (jar - ni nobochai)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Currency, shell, tapered, rectangular, perforated one end, twisted fiber cord
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 4.8 x 1.7 cm (10 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2956

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