Feather Currency (tevau)
- Description:
- Feather currency was made exclusively on Santa Cruz Island and traded from there to other islands in Melanesia. This kind of currency was manufactured by three skilled craftsmen, esteemed for their ability to communicate with the spirits. Each roll required feathers from about three hundred birds, and it was the job of the first specialist to co... Solomon Islands
- Display date:
- 19th century
- Location:
- Solomon Islands
- Collections:
- Digital Public Library of America
- Contributors:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Content partner:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Availability:
- Not specified
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