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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1983Vol. 54, No. 12

Islands

pp. 1-3 · Read in the full issue

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Cover. Melobo, a Solomon Islands village elder, displays a length of traditional feather money which retains a high status value, despite the general use of modern coins. Photo on Santa Cruz Island by Roberto Pettini.