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1920.100.89.1

4 shells from which currency is made. In a glass vial. [El.B 04/05/2011]

1920.100.89.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
4 shells from which currency is made. In a glass vial. [El.B 04/05/2011]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Banks Islands
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 42 mm container
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.89.1 Accession number: 1920.100.89.2 Accession number: 1920.100.89.3 Accession number: 1920.100.89.4

Search terms: Currency, Animalia, Shell, Token

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