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An old wooden platter, on purpose built stand, used to present…
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Sydney
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4-Jun-2017
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An old wooden platter, on purpose built stand, used to present cone shells (new mwali) to Kaileuna Chiefs at end of the communal cone fishing competiton Vinau, purchased from Chief Katubai on Kaileuna Island, Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea, mentioned in 'Kula: Myth & Magic in the Trobriand Islands', Jutta Malnic Cowrie books 1998, p120, diameter 52 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean