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LIBRARY DIVISION
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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COLLECTION
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Grumet Collection

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Cowry shells

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Title
Cowry shells
Collection

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Grumet Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1700 - 1950 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Topics
Trade (function)
Shells (Animal)
Money
Genres
money (objects)
Notes
Content: Lest We Forget #026
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26b52690-c607-012f-4f37-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1700: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Cowry shells" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700 - 1950. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b9b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Cowry shells" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b9b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1700 - 1950). Cowry shells Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b9b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Cowry shells