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This conus shell armlet, or mwali, has been decorated
with banana seeds and red shell discs. It was collected in the late
nineteenth century. It is thought to have been used in the famous
kula exchanges of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea.
The objects grew in fame as they were exchanged from one person
to another. Participants also gained high status by successfully
acquiring valued kula pieces.
View database record 1960.3.21
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