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Object Number
48-51-70/2982
Display Title
String with five oyster shells suspended from it - money
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Currency, wrapped fiber cordage, five perforated flat shells attached
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Federated States of Micronesia
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<State>
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Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Caroline Islands
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 14 x 0.9 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-51-70/2982
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