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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Fine Aboriginal & Oceanic Arts
• Sale Date:
  04 Jun 2017 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  237
• Lot Description:
  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
  Dia 52 cm
  Trobriand Islands PNG
• References:
  Mentioned in "Kula: Myth & Magic in the Trobriand Islands", Jutta Malnic Cowrie Books 1998, p120.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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