所羅門群島貝珠錢（tafuliae）Tafuliae, Shell Money in the Solomon Islands

Tafuliae, shell money from the Solomon Islands, purchased by the Museum of the Institute of Ethnology with the assistance of Associate Research Professor Pei-yi Guo, for the exhibition "Anthropologists' Money Bag". Shell money and the national currency are both in circulation. Tuition fees, contributions to the church, and food purchases can be paid using small strings of shell beads. Large strings of shell beads can be used on important occasions, such as for bridewealth, for compensation, and in land transaction.