The Melanesian Mission Collection
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The Melanesian Mission Collection
Collection Items
Wooden War Club
A wooden war club with a handle and a pointed tip. Below the tip are three protrusions. A fourth has been lost. Above the protrustions to the tip are several parallel indents coloured orange.
Wooden laplap Knife
A wooden laplap knife with a looped handle and raised curved bars in the middle. The blade has a faint drawing of a human figure.
Coconut Scratcher
A coconut scratcher made of a plank of light coloured wood with a darker surface. A metal bar with a raised, jagged lip is screwed into the wood. An ink mark on the side of the wood reads 'For shredding 1/2 coconut'.
Decorated laplap Knife
A Torres Island laplap knife made of a thin dark wood. The handle has been decorated with geometric patterns and painted white and brown.
Wooden laplap Knife
A Torres Island laplap knife made of a thin light wood. The handle has carved decoration around the edge
laplap Knife
A Torres Island laplap knife made of a dark wood with raised bars in the middle of the knife.
Fishing hook
A fishing hook made of bone. One piece of bone is straight with an indent at the tip. A second darker hooked piece is attached to the other with coconut fibre string.
Wooden Hair Comb
A light wood hair comb. The wood is visibly damaged. One tooth of the comb has been broken off.
Fully Curved Boar Tusk
A fully curved boar tusk, discoloured white with dark striations on the outer circle. The tip of the inner circle has been broken off.
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