Te mwae teimoone
human history
Te mwae teimoone. This strand of shell currency consists of small pieces of white te nouo (conus shell) and dark brown te nana (coconut shell) ground into small discs drilled at their centre and strung in an alternating monochrome pattern on a length of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit), tied off into a neck ornament. The disc pieces are 8mm in diameter.
Accession number: 1931.252 Last Update: 11 Jul 2024
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Shell currency (English)
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- [Kiribati]
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1931.252
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1931
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16374.3 (ethnology)
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