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Shell Money Necklace
$350.00
An excellent example of an old “Toea” shell-money necklace, each shell individually woven onto a bush twine woven neck band. Worn during sing-sing ceremonies and is valued as traditional, village currency therefore handed down through generations.
Length ; 53 cm / 21 ins. Kandingai Village, Middle Sepik.
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An excellent example of an old "Toea" shell-money necklace, each shell individually woven onto a bush twine woven neck band. Worn during sing-sing ceremonies and is valued as traditional, village currency therefore handed down through generations.
Length ; 53 cm / 21 ins. Kandingai Village, Middle Sepik.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.22 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 53 × 2 × 2 cm |
| Location | Middle Sepik |
| Material | shell & twine |
| Village | Kandingai |
