Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0032-0047 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Currency | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Nassa shells; Plant fiber | |
| Description | Currency consisting of 41 small white Nassa shells strung in a single row along a curved twig or root. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = ca. 18.0 | |