Melanesia
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Figure (art)
Container (containers)
Fish spear (spear (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Armlet (arm ornament); dance adornment
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Container (containers); lid (containers)
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Arrow
Ornament (personal adornment)
Body belt
Leg bands
Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing); lime gourd
Mats (household miscellany)
Mats (household miscellany)
Yam knife (knife (food processing & storage))
Bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Necklaces (neck ornaments (personal adornment))
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Bags (land transport: human powered)
Sleeping mat
Container (containers)
Necklet (neck ornaments (personal adornment)); ornament (personal adornment)
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Necklace (neck ornaments (personal adornment))
Necklace (neck ornaments (personal adornment))
Bracelet (adornment)
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Hand axe
Skirt
Skirt
Belt (waist ornament)
Belt (waist ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Lime container
Lime container
Arrows
Bag (land transport: human powered)
Flute
Dance accessory
Dance accessory
Container (containers)
Cup (food service)
Figure (art)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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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