British New Guinea
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Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Neck ornament (personal adornment)
Neck ornament (personal adornment)

Nose ornament
Sherd (containers)
Container (containers)

Lime gourd; lid (containers)

Nose ornament

Ororo

Bag (land transport: human powered); bag (containers)

Bowl (food service)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Lime knife (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Heating devices

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Tools (general & multipurpose); polished celt

Armlet (mourning adornments (ritual & belief: ritual persons paraphernalia)); plaited cane rowing armlet

Dance stick

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

Paddle (water transport: accessories)

Bilum

Fish trap
Spoon (general & multipurpose)

Sample (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Beater (textileworking: barkcloth making); textile
Necklet (neck ornaments (personal adornment))

Adze blade
Coconut husker

Pig noose
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)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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