Malaita (island)
Items connected to: Malaita (island)
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Ear sticks
Ear sticks; ear ornaments

Ear plug
Bow

Shell money

Ear plug

Club (weapons: bludgeon); club (general & multipurpose)

Comb (hair ornament)

Wedding adornment; torso ornament; dance adornment; saku saku

Neck ornament (personal adornment)

Shell money

Shell money

Shell money
Tools & equipment: general

Ritual staff

Comb (hair ornaments)
Ear sticks; ear ornament
Shell money

Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment)); currency

Shell money
Currency units (currency & wealth); malart
Club (weapons: bludgeon)

Comb (hair ornaments)

Comb (hair ornament)

Nose 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.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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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