Te mwae teimoone

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Te mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This long 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 at each end. The pieces are 8.5mm in diameter.

Accession number: 1940.3 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Other Name

Shell currency (English)

Place
Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1940.3

Accession Date

1940

Other Id

25190.3 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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