Clubs (pastimes: sport)
Cane trumpets
Caracols
Mask cases
Mangles
Painting tools (tools & equipment: general)
Mandaus
Mask case lids
Line floats (floats (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Mango squeezers
Loom frames
Pattern markers (textileworking: dyeing & printing)
Manicure tools
Mani stones
Mirrors (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Loom weights
Medicine carriers
Pigment grinders (writing & printing)
Hawk bells
Lotas (water containers (food service))
Masulas
Sundials
Peelers
Lip blocks
Picks (weapons: edged)
Lip discs
Matchlock firearms
Pestles (painting)
Log floats (floats (water transport: equipment))
Mallets (agriculture & forestry)
Helmets (clothing: headwear)
Log rafts
Hawk perchs
Matchlock guns
Piercing tools
Pick-hammers
Pictures (ritual & belief: representations)
Timekeeping & astronomy
Matchlock pistols
Hawk hoods
Surgical instruments
Textileworking
Helmet containers
Mate
Survey wheels
Mallets (water transport: accessories)
Hawsers
Mallets (woodworking)
Textileworking: barkcloth making
Textileworking: weaving
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The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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