British New Guinea
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Dance adornment
Armlet (arm ornament)

Armlet (arm ornament); currency unit (currency & wealth)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Head ornament (personal adornment)

Comb (hair ornament)

Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Toy adze

Nose ornament
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Ear ornament
Ear ornament

Sample (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pump drill (general & multipurpose)
Arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Bilum

Celt (general & multipurpose)
Neck ornament (personal adornment)

412.22 whirling aerophones

Belt (waist ornament)

Gope

Container

Lime container

Forehead ornament
Charm bag

Spoon (food processing & storage)
Belt (waist ornament)

Mourning adornment

Areca nut pestle

Areca nut mortar
Coconut husker
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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