Feather Currency Roll (Tevau)
date
before 1976
creation place
Oceania, Solomon Islands, Makira
medium & support
Woven and assembled plant fiber and feathers with shell beads
measurements
17 3/8 x 31 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44.12 x 79.38 x 6.02 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1991.068.174
keywords
amusement, betrothal, business, ceremonial object, civilization, cloth money, culture, dowry, economy, exchange media, family, feast · recreation, finance, love, lover, marriage, money, non-Christian religion, occupations, offspring, Polynesian/Melanesian religion, rejoicing, religion, rite, ritual object, society, supernatural, tevau, trade, wedding-gift
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