Conch Shell bead - Naga People - Burma SOLD

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The expression to “shell out” comes from the time shells were used as a medium of exchange. Some of the earliest beads recorded in history include bone, teeth, ivory and conch shell beads. In 1840, 1 pig or 1 goat = 2 conches, 1 cow = 10-12 conches.

4"H