Santa Cruz Islands
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Arrow (hunting, fishing & trapping)
Dance club (dance accessory (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia))
Textile (function unknown); textile
Loom component; textile
Stopper (containers)
Armlets (arm ornament)
Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Club (general & multipurpose); club (weapons: bludgeon)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Fish trimmer (trimmer (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Feather money
Feather money
Feather money
Feather money
Feather money
Feather money
Shuttle (loom component); textile
Loom; textile tool
Body paint
Armlet (arm ornament)
Loom component; textile tool
Warp beam; textile tool
Loom component; textile tool
Neck ornament (personal adornment)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Feather money
Float (hunting, fishing & trapping); fish line; sinker
Ear ornament
Club (weapons: bludgeon)
Dance club (dance accessory (dance & live theatre))
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Ear pendant
Ear pendant
Cup (food service)
Lime box
Lid (containers)
Sword (loom component); textile tool
Kap kap
Club (weapons: bludgeon)
Breast ornament (personal adornment)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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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