currency

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kina shell currency made from Mother of Pearl shell attached to a wide ficus fibre band and tinted with red ochre

Accession number: 2005.95.2 Last Update: 9 Jul 2026
Accession Number

2005.95.2

Accession Date

28 Sep 2005

Other Id

56369 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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