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Old wooden platter. Used to present cone shells (new mwali) to…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
25-Nov-2012
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Description:
Old wooden platter. Used to present cone shells (new mwali) to Kaileuna Chiefs at end of the communal cone fishing competition, Vinanu. Purchased from Chief Katubai on Kaileuna Island. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. See Kula: Myth and Magic in the Trobriand Islands, Jutta Malnic, Cowrie books, 1998, p. 120. Jutta Malnic collection.
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Tribal: New Guinean