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Description
Native home with Yapese money stones indicating great wealth. Stones weremined on Palau and carried by outrigger canoe 300 miles. Money stones arequarried from stalactites in limestone caves. (Image credit: Dr. James P. McVey)
Photographer
Dr. James P. McVey
Display Date
Oct-71
Location
Yap
Collection
Paths Less Taken
Islands in the Sun
Equatorial Pacific
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Sea Grant Program