Melanesia
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Gable ornament
Mats (household miscellany)
Mats (household miscellany)

Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)

Lime gourd
Spear shaft (spear (general & multipurpose))
Lime gourd
Ornament (personal adornment)
Plane

Body belt

Dugout with single outrigger (dugout canoe model)
Barkcloth

Canoe bailer
Pestle (general & multipurpose)

Lime knives (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing); lime spatulas (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Waist ornament
Gable ornament

Adze (general & multipurpose); haft

House model

Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Paddle (water transport: accessories)

Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)

Dugout canoe model
Sling (general & multipurpose)

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Celt
Leg ornament

Canoe model
Arrow

Daggers (general & multipurpose)
Ear sticks

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow
Arrow

Skirt
Skirt

Shuttle (loom component); textile

Hook (general & multipurpose); fishing net (stage of manufacture (hunting, fishing & trapping))

Axe head (axe (weapons: edged))
Blow-pipe (weapons: missiles & projectors); blow-pipe dart
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Toy weapon; bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)

Toy weapon; arrow (pastimes: sport)

Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Collection Information
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