In eastern Melanesia social status is dependant on wealth, which buys the feasts and gifts that gain a man admittance to the various grades of society. Pigs with these artificially enlarged and curved tusks are the currency for such dealings.

In eastern Melanesia social status is dependant on wealth, which buys the feasts and gifts that gain a man admittance to the various grades of society. Pigs with these artificially enlarged and curved tusks are the currency for such dealings.

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