Wokam

Wokam is a large island in the northern Aru group, divided from its neighbors by channels navigable by small boats. Its forests and waterways were part of a trading world prized for birds-of-paradise, pearls, sea cucumbers and other goods. An account of Wokam's leaders describes traders from the eastern islands coming there to exchange their products, revealing the importance of local intermediaries in Aru's commerce.