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2016.122.1.4

1 of 28 cowrie shells used as currency. White/ grey in colour with a smooth surface. [ASh [OPS move] 13/1/2017]

2016.122.1.4

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Collection type: Object
Description: 1 of 28 cowrie shells used as currency. White/ grey in colour with a smooth surface. [ASh [OPS move] 13/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Cultural groups: Anga
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938, uncertain Found unentered: 06/10/2016
Materials and processes: Material Cowrie Shell, Process Polished
Dimensions: Depth: max 12 mm average, Width: max 18 mm average, Length: max 22 mm average
Object numbers: Accession number: 2016.122.1.4

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Currency, Ornament, Trade, Shell

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