Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: '4 pieces of shell bead necklaces / currency. 2 - grey beads. 1- red beads + black & white. 1 - black & white beads.'
Event Date 9/4/2009
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
There is no label or inscription on this object to indicate its provenance. The Z number register (#5) notes that it is associated to the Edgell collection [William Henry Edgell, whose collection came to MAA in 1923 and in 1961].
Event Date 27/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Four short length of shell money. A - predominantly formed of red beads with occasional white shell and black beads. B - Predominantly formed of black beads with occasional white shell beads. C - formed exclusively of shell beads, roughly cut or very worn. D - formed exclusively of finely cut and regular white shell beads.
Event Date 27/8/2015
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Fragments Z 31490 A-D are probably detached parts of other strings of money/currency in MAA's collection. Further investigation of materials and composition may help in identifying to which objects these fragments used to belong to.
Event Date 10/11/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau