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Asset ID: 620
Title: Ring Cowrie
Creator: NHM
Credit: NHM Images
KEYWORDS: Reg 19990149
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Ring Cowrie

In parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East these shells were used as shell money much like Monetaria moneta. These specimens were collected in Somalia.

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In parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East these shells were used as shell money much like Monetaria moneta. These specimens were collected in Somalia.

In parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East these shells were used as shell money much like Monetaria moneta. These specimens were collected in Somalia.

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30-09-2015