Mollusc shell: Money cowrie, Monetaria moneta

Maker
Shakespear, Frances Isabella Blanche (b.1879, d.1964)
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Description
The oval shell is light green on top and off white coloured below. This shell is from a marine gastropod usually found in the Indian or Pacific Oceans, including around Australia.
Part of a collection of predominantly Pacific region sea shells and New Zealand seabird eggs collected by Frances Shakespear.
Accession number
2015.232.109
Museum System ID
36701
Collection type
Objects
Collection
Shakespear
Classification

Aquatic
Maker and role
Shakespear, Frances Isabella Blanche (b.1879, d.1964): Collector
Media/Materials
Cowrie: 0 - Whole
Measurement details
3D objects (HxWxD): H 30 x W 20 x D 15mm: 0 - Whole
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Not on display

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