Western Province
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Pubic covering

Armlet (arm ornament)

Charm

Scraper (general & multipurpose)

Delousing equipment

Bow (general & multipurpose); arrows

Headdress

Bracelet (arm ornaments)

Needle (construction)

Plant sample

Toy weapon

Bracelet (arm ornaments)

Sample (natural objects)

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Arrow

Paint

Dish (food service)

Sample (basketry); plant sample

Bag (containers); samples (basketry); plant sample

Cigarettes

Sample

Sample

Sample

Headdress

Cape

Sample

Dance adornment

Cape

Bag (containers)

Pipe

Sample

Sample (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)

Paint

Firedrill

Firedrill
Headdress

Armlets

Bracelets (arm ornaments)

Component; natural objects; headdress (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia)

Component; natural objects; headdress (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia)

Skirt

Dance adornment; personal adornment

Nose ornament

Carving tool

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.
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