Tolai shell money
E929078
Tolai shell money is a traditional form of currency made from shell discs used by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea for social, ceremonial, and economic exchanges.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural artifact
ⓘ
shell money ⓘ traditional currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tolai ceremonial life
ⓘ
Tolai exchange system NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolai kinship system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | Tolai villages ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Papua New Guinean kina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuesToBeUsedIn | contemporary Tolai society ⓘ |
| culturallySignificantFor | Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
bundles of shell strings
ⓘ
strings of shell discs ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | pre-colonial period ⓘ |
| madeOf |
marine shells
ⓘ
shell discs ⓘ |
| measuredBy |
length of shell strings
ⓘ
number of strings ⓘ |
| mediumOf | traditional exchange ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tolai customary law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolai social structure ⓘ |
| preservedIn | museums ⓘ |
| producedBy | specialist shell workers ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of Tolai identity ⓘ |
| region | Gazelle Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | anthropology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
obligations
ⓘ
social relationships ⓘ status ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
gift exchange
ⓘ
inheritance ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bridewealth payments
ⓘ
ceremonial exchanges ⓘ compensation payments ⓘ economic exchanges ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ mortuary ceremonies ⓘ settling disputes ⓘ social exchanges ⓘ |
| usedIn |
East New Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ inter-clan exchanges ⓘ traditional markets ⓘ |
| valueDeterminedBy |
color of shells
ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ size of shells ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.