tabu
human history
Tabu. Shell currency. This is used by the Tolai people of Rabaul, East New Britain. It is made of shell and rattan cane, where tops of the shells are pinched/ ground down to reveal a small hole which is then threaded onto cane strip.
Accession number: 2019.30.8 Last Update: 20 Nov 2019
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currency
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2019.30.8
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15 May 2019
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