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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3018969, member: 76086"]Most of your questions have been answered. Yes, they all generally look the same, though each specific type has its own characteristics (bone, clay, bronze). I have a clay one on my desk at the moment, but no photo. It can also be argued that the bronze 'ant nose' issues are based on the cowrie types. Also, as to the holes, they are for attachment to burial garments. Cowries had always been a significant burial good, and the imitative types ultimately in the end were almost all for burial, not for any other use.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3018969, member: 76086"]Most of your questions have been answered. Yes, they all generally look the same, though each specific type has its own characteristics (bone, clay, bronze). I have a clay one on my desk at the moment, but no photo. It can also be argued that the bronze 'ant nose' issues are based on the cowrie types. Also, as to the holes, they are for attachment to burial garments. Cowries had always been a significant burial good, and the imitative types ultimately in the end were almost all for burial, not for any other use.[/QUOTE]
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