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1990.22.22

Piece of shell-disc currency, base of a cone shell. [El.B 26/09/2011]

1990.22.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Piece of shell-disc currency, base of a cone shell. [El.B 26/09/2011]
Person
Field collector Anne Brown
Field collector Herbert Alfred Brown
PRM source Museum of Mankind
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
1938 - 1970
Acquisition information
Transferred: 03/05/1990
Materials and processes
Material Conus Shell, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1990.22.22

Search terms: Currency, Token

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