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Money

MOA: University of British Columbia

3035/3

Necklace made from a single large, crescent shaped piece of shell with ochre pigment on one side. Attached to a thick, woven, ochre-coloured woven band; one cowrie shell attached to band at each end. Three tufts of possum hair (on the skin) hang from the strap on short woven strings, also coloured with ochre.

  • Narrative

    Donor obtained the momak in 1973, near Mount Giluwe in the Southern Highlands.

  • Type of Item money
  • Culture Mendi
  • Material pearl shell, cowrie shell, possum skin, ochre pigment, plant fibre
  • Measurements height 34.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 1.6 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Rudi Kovanic
  • Received from Rudi Kovanic
  • Made in Southern Highlands
  • Creation Date before 1973
  • Collection Date during 1973
  • Ownership Date before November 21, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on November 21, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3035/0003

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