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Cowrie Books. Wahroonga, NSW. 1998. First Edition;. pages 222, index; e/p maps, 140 col. photos; hardcover in dust jacket; mint condition new. Very scarce, out-of-print. This is an outstanding book. The Trobriand Islands are surrounded by the Solomon Sea and located in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. This book is the legacy of Chief Nalubutau, who permitted the author access to the innermost aspects of the elaborate kula exchange system; Jutta Malnic has been documenting Kula trading in the Trobriand Islands with photography and tape recording for over a decade; she writes of the structure of Trobriand society, mythological and magical beliefs, the text supported by magnificent photographs. Spectacular photographs of Trobriand trading canoes and canoe building. Limited print run, much sought after.