The Austronesian-speaking coastal people of the Port Moresby area (southern Papua New Guinea), historically known for the Hiri trading expeditions that exchanged pottery for sago with Gulf of Papua peoples.
Covers the Hiri trading expeditions of the Motu people, their historical extent, and cultural significance.
Era/regional context: situates the Austronesian-speaking Motu and their south-coast PNG trade within the wider archaeological history of the Pacific.