Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0036 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Currency | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Choiseul | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell: Tridacna sp. | |
| Description | Currency created from piece of flat Tridacna shell that has been cut into triangular shape with a rounded apex; Triangular hole with rounded apex is cut into upper half of shell; Side opposite apex is bifacially ground thin and a series of shallow V-shaped notches are filed along it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.2, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 8.9 | |