A shell money ring of the Abelam, Papua New Guinea Polished, massive ring cut from a seashell. The original grain of the shell is still recognisable. On the upper part wrapped with greenish textile. 20 cm in diameter, weight 1120 g. Shell money rings are still an important means of payment for various luxury goods such as feathers of the bird of paradise or tobacco, or for the courtship. Large money rings have been family-owned for generations and served, so to speak, as "assets of the last resort". historic, historical, Indonesian archipelago, I, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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