Cowrie Shell Attachment
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: bronze
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 0.3 x 1.9 cm
Base
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Joey and Toby Tanenbaum
Object number2007.005.493
DescriptionA bronze attachment of a cowrie shell - the rounded, egg shaped shell of a group of sea snails with a long, narrow aperture or slit along the centre, here, crossed by a line of short horizontal grooves. Such shells and copies of them may also have been used as currency or means of exchange.Status
Not on view
