. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. I. Money cowry; 2. Ovnlnin angnlosnm (sandal-wood shell) ; 3. Denta- lium (money of West Coast Indians) ; 4. Fillet of nautilus shells (from Samoa). head by a cord of sinnet. The pearly nautili are not found at the Navigator's Islands, but are carried thither by European traders from New Caledonia and Fiji, where they are sold to the natives at the rate of about is. each. Occasionally many tons of these shells are brought into the Sydney market for reshipment to S
. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. I. Money cowry; 2. Ovnlnin angnlosnm (sandal-wood shell) ; 3. Denta- lium (money of West Coast Indians) ; 4. Fillet of nautilus shells (from Samoa). head by a cord of sinnet. The pearly nautili are not found at the Navigator's Islands, but are carried thither by European traders from New Caledonia and Fiji, where they are sold to the natives at the rate of about is. each. Occasionally many tons of these shells are brought into the Sydney market for reshipment to Samoa. The species chiefly employed in this trade is the Nautilus Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. London, Griffith and Farran
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