Cowrie Shell
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) cowrie (cypraea moneta) shell
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Shell money of the cowrie comes from Asia. Shells were used as a form of currency either as a single shell or strung together. There is a slit-like hole on the top portion. Smooth and shiny with a yellow/gray center.
label: Location
content: Currently on loan
place: label: place made
content: East Asia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Meryem S. and Raymond J. Hebert
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0087.21
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0087.21
label: accession number
content: 1986.0087
objectType: label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: nontraditional money; Asia
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: shell (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow/gray (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .8 cm x 1.6 cm x 1.15 cm; 5/16 in x 5/8 in x 7/16 in