OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  bracelet made of Conus-shell, which is called bia arah in Ternatese(eng).armband, vervaardigd van de Conusschelp, die in het Ternaat. bia arah heet(nld).

Note: This is done by wringing in a turning movement a three feet long piece of bamboo to which stones or heavy pieces of wood are attached through the middle piece of the shell with a cut-off cleaver. There is a little bit of sand in the bottom of the shell to increase the friction; a skilled man can make a bracelet in one day. The price differs from f0.80 to f 2.50, depending on the size. In a few Alfuru dialects such a bracelet is called basani