Coin

Bronze ant-nose coin, in conventionalized form of cowrie shell: China, Zhou dynasty, 770 - 255 BC

Coin

Bronze ant-nose coin, in conventionalized form of cowrie shell: China, Zhou dynasty, 770 - 255 BC

Shell money

Money comprising alternate discs of white shell and dark nut strung together on a fibre cord: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, 19th century

Shell money

Money, cowrie shells strung on a stiff fibre cord, worn coiled round the arm: Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Massim, Collingwood Bay, 19th century or early 20th century