Bow stave

Mate strainer

Plate (food service)
Chopper (general & multipurpose)
Bottle (containers)

Spear (ceremonial weapon); fish spear (spear (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Arrow

Initiation accessory
Lasso
Netting needle (needle (textileworking: needlework))
Hook (general & multipurpose)
Sickle (agriculture & forestry)
Male sculpture (figure (ritual & belief: representations))
Fork (general & multipurpose)
Spear shaft (spear (general & multipurpose))
Hoe

Nutcrackers
Jug (food service)
Arrow
Arrow
Arrow
Quiver (general & multipurpose)

Natural objects

Bread knife
Textile (function unknown); textile

Coffee bean funnel

Fishing net (net (hunting, fishing & trapping))

Pouch (bag (land transport: human powered))

Wristlet

Bottle (containers)
Vegetable knife (knife (food processing & storage))
Bottle (containers)
Hair pin
Hair clasp
Hair tie
Axe head (general & multipurpose)

Basket (containers)

Basket (containers)
Ornament (personal adornment)

Comb (hair ornaments)
Bottle (containers)
Raft

Basket

Pastry trimmer

Kneading board
Amphora

Porridge stirrer

Cover (containers (general & multipurpose))

Poppy seed grinder (grinder (food processing & storage))

Pestle (food processing & storage)
Collection Information
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