Te mwae teimoone
human history
Te mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This long strand of te moni (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 at each end.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 12 Jul 2019
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Shell currency
Te Bau
A ni bai
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- Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1936.295
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1936
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24056 (ethnology)
1 (Maude Collection)
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- Display Room
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