New Guinea
Connected to...
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Lime container
Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Mortar (food processing & storage)
Fish spear (spear (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Gable ornament
Tool (pottery)
Headrest
Nose pin
Nose pin
Container (containers)
Fish hook
Lime container; lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Lime gourd
Celt
Knife (general & multipurpose)
Pestle (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Fishing net (net (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Shell (natural object)
Knife (weapons: edged)
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Axe head (axe (weapons: edged))
Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Penis sheath
Sago beater (beater (food processing & storage))
Spoon (food processing & storage)
Fishing net (net (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Hair ornament
Armlet
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Gable ornament
Club (weapons: bludgeon)
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Axe (weapons: edged)
Bow stave
Bow stave
Sago beater (beater (food processing & storage))
Sago beater (beater (food processing & storage))
Shell money
Ornament (personal adornment); waist ornament; neck ornament
Bags (land transport: human powered)
Arrow
Breast ornament (personal adornment)
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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