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Paper Money555/8

White, green, black and red coloured paper currency displayed in cream coloured paper scrapbook. Secured on page with black corner tabs and placed under strand of white fibre cording. Denomination is ten yen. Black Japanese characters are on one end of the bill against a light green square-shaped background that has an image of a bird on it. The other end of bill has an image of a white building and is surrounded by a four petaled flower.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper Money555/5

Dark brownish-purple coloured Japanese paper currency displayed in cream coloured paper scrapbook. Secured on page with black corner tabs and placed under strand of white fibre cording. Denomination is five yen. Two large Japanese characters are at either end of the bill and there is a blank space in between them. There is a number "5" in each corner closer towards the centre of bill.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyIe332

A very long band of natural-coloured braided bark to which are attached cowrie shells arranged contiguously, each approximately 2 cm. long. Attached with bark cord, which has been threaded through the ends of each, there are two adjacent shells, which are then tied to the band. Contains 342 cowrie shells.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark and cowrie shell
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyIe318

A piece of pearl shell that is crescent shaped and that has 8 cm. between the points where there is a hole bored. The convex side is pearly-yellow while the concave side is pearly-white. Irregularly coated and encrusted with red ochre. Attached to the holes, there is a band knitted of local fibre, 60 cm. long, and 5 cm. wide. To one end, there is attached a cord 5 cm. long. The other attachment has been broken and is affixed to the shell with nylon string. The band is coated with red ochre. To each end, there are affixed two cowrie shells. At the midpoint, there are three transverse ribs. Near these, there is affixed a clump of fur.

Culture
Kewa
Material
synthetic fibre, ochre pigment, skin, cowrie shell, fibre and shell
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC421

Dark brown discs strung on two strands with short tassel-like bunches where the strands are joined together.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coconut husk fibre and coconut nutshell
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC422

Dark brown discs strung on two strands with one white disc in each strand and short tassel-like bunches where the strands join together.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coconut nutshell, fibre and coral ?
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC423

Discs are strung on fibre cord alternating dark brown and white, with a large knot mid-strand.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coral, coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC112

An alternating pattern of off-white and dark brown discs with a hole, strung together.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
coral ?, coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC1535

Two strands of dark brown discs strung on fibre cords and joined together at the ends. Near the join there is a pair of two white discs on each strand.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coral, coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC407

Strand of discs strung on fibre cord, alternating dark brown and white.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coral, coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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