Papua New Guinea Bilum and Tolai tabu shell money earrings. Sacred currency

These earrings come in the natural colour of the agave fibre. Very unique and one of kind hoop gold earrings. Tabu is the spiritual shell currency of the Tolai people of. Statement and unique natural agave fibre bilum earrings. 100% handmade by harvesting the agave stems from the bush, beating, soaking and stripping the agave stem to soften and scrapping the excess to reveal the white fibre which is then dried and hand spun and hand woven into string to make bilums and these earrings. Uniquely Oceania tribal traditional wealth & currency. Bilum hoop is 2.5 inches. Full drop is 3.5 inches. Please note that as natural material they may have slight imperfections and colour/pattern may vary.

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