Evidence coverage: 1966–1972. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
Kove communities of northwest New Britain; disc-bead shell strings
No distinct predecessor currency is established in the loaded view.
No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.
A fathom entails return of two mats; loans to ambitious men carry 100 percent repayment increment. Article records obligations rising from 2–3 to 20–30 fathoms and bride payments exceeding 100. This is quantified obligation money, not merely ornament.
Sources and qualifications →Lifecycle review: positive survival in1966–1972; later fate unreviewed Positive historical continuation only; current2026status was not audited.
Sources and qualifications →Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.
A fathom entails return of two mats; loans to ambitious men carry 100 percent repayment increment. Article records obligations rising from 2–3 to 20–30 fathoms and bride payments exceeding 100. This is quantified obligation money, not merely ornament.
C1359Lifecycle review: positive survival in1966–1972; later fate unreviewed Positive historical continuation only; current2026status was not audited.
C1471Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan. Quantified marriage-related obligations and loans, separate from Tolai money despite shared Pidgin name.
A fathom entails return of two mats; loans to ambitious men carry 100 percent repayment increment. Article records obligations rising from 2–3 to 20–30 fathoms and bride payments exceeding 100. This is quantified obligation money, not merely ornament.
fieldwork1966; paragraphs on exchange and loans
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Lifecycle review: positive survival in 1966–1972; later fate unreviewed Positive historical continuation only; current2026status was not audited.
Opening fieldwork paragraph1966; paragraph beginning For every fathom; paragraph beginning To become a mahoni; paragraphs on recent inflation
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Lifecycle review: positive survival in 1966–1972; later fate unreviewed Positive historical continuation only; current2026status was not audited.
Opening fieldwork paragraph1966; paragraph beginning For every fathom; paragraph beginning To become a mahoni; paragraphs on recent inflation
Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.