Oceania Cone Shell Disc Pendants / Toea Currency

Southeast Asia / Oceania, Indonesia / Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A pair of shell discs with slightly conical openings drilled into the center of the spiraling grooves of the shells' spires. Shell pendants like these were used throughout Oceania for decorative and ceremonial purposes, as well as a form of currency, known as toea in Papua New Guinea. The shells are likely from Conus (cone) shells, and are still be used today as pendants, decorative inlays, or as ceremonial payments. Size: 2.6" Diameter (6.6 cm) Item # 191563

Estimate:$450

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