On Saturday 13 August, the Gardens, Animal Walk, Butterfly House and UrbanCrazy Golf will be closed for DLT: Live From Lewisham.
One of two sets of Volute shells pierced and attached to spilt coconut leaf midribs. Each stick has five bands of shells tied together into a cylindrical structure, which has a short suspension cord of coconut fibre at one end. They are used as currency.
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