Armband Currency
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-arm ornaments
Datemid 19th to early 20th Century
Made AtPapua New Guinea
Collection SiteSydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
MediumConus shell
Dimensions2 3/4 × 3 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 7.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineThe George Stanley Lodin Collection
Object number2015.17.26
DescriptionConus shell adornments are found throughout Papua New Guinea. Conus is a genus of marine snail, and various species are used to create shell rings. These rings could be used for many different types of adornment such as armbands. They were also sometimes traded as currency and exchange items.On View
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