British New Guinea
Items connected to: British New Guinea
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Comb (hair ornaments)
Armlet (arm ornament)

Fishing float

Ceremonial weapon

Sword club

Fish spear (spear (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Sherds (containers)

Penis sheath

Fishing float

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Lime gourd

Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)

Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Shell money

Fishing float

Container (containers)

Areca nut mortar; areca nut pestle

Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Tool (pottery)

Charm

Charm
Headrest

Hand net

Hair pin

Container (containers)

Sample (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Leg band

Bracelet (arm ornament)
Fishing net (stage of manufacture (hunting, fishing & trapping)); netmaking shuttle
Belt (waist ornament)
Perineal band

Object

Neck ornament (personal adornment)

Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Hair pin
Headband (head ornament)
Headband (head ornament)

Comb (hair ornament)
Neck ornament (personal adornment)

Water bottle (bottle (food service)
Armlet (mourning adornment (ritual & belief: ritual persons paraphernalia))
Sample (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)

Mask (dance & live theatre)
Comb (hair ornaments)

Charm
Charm

Charm

Spoon (food processing & storage)
Barkcloth; tapa; textile
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk