Papua Region
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Carving (art)
Ritual daggers
Toy weapon; bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Toy weapon; arrow (pastimes: sport)
Fan (personal protection)
Fan (personal protection)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Earrings
Comb (hair ornaments)
Lime gourd
Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Canoe paddle; catamaran model
Barkcloth
Belts (clothing: accessories)
Skirt
Lime stick
Skirt
Lime stick
Lime stick
Bilum
Bilum
Carving (art)
Head band
Lime gourd
Gope
Gope
Belt
Belt (clothing: accessories)
Grass skirt
Dagger
Grass skirt
Arm ornament
Canoe model
Textile; barkcloth; tapa
Carving (art)
Club (weapons: bludgeon)
Bags (land transport: human powered)
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Bag (land transport: human powered)
Bag (land transport: human powered)
Bags (land transport: human powered)
Bags (land transport: human powered)
Bilum
Spear (ceremonial weapon)
Areca nut mortar; areca nut pestle
Christmas card; sample (textileworking: barkcloth making); textile
Dugout with single outriggers (dugout canoe model)
Carving (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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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.
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