Te mwae teimoone

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Te mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This specimen of te moni (shell currency) consist 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 two lengths of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit). Each strand are tied to each other at their ends leading to a pronged effect at each end. The pieces are 9.5mm in diameter.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Other Name

Shell currency (English)

Place
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

22984 (ethnology)

15 (Maude Collection)

Department

Pacific

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