New Guinea
Connected to...
Arrow (hunting, fishing & trapping)
Sling (general & multipurpose)
Spear (hunting, fishing & trapping)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow
Arrow
Gable ornament
Gable ornament
Bow
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Armlets
Nose pin
Nose pin
Breast ornament (personal adornment)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Container (containers)
Fish hook
Celt
Adze/axe blade
Adze/axe blade
Axe head (axe (weapons: edged))
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Execution knife
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Axe (weapons: edged)
Adze/axe blade holder
Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Penis sheath
Shell money
Forehead ornament; forehead ornament
Arrow
Leg ornament
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Arm ornament
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Neck ornaments (personal adornment)
Arm ornaments
Armlets (arm ornament)
Armlets (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.
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