Kobroor

Kobroor is one of the large islands of the Aru group, separated from its neighbors by narrow channels through which small boats can pass. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century accounts describe Aru's exchange of pearls, sea cucumbers and tortoiseshell, together with foodstuffs such as sago. Merchants from Makassar reached these islands, where obtaining valuable products depended on dealings between coastal traders and the communities of the interior.