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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.
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.
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.
Kava Bowl
A carved wooden kava bowl with two handles on the side and four legs. The bowl has surface scratches.
laplap Knife
A Torres Island laplap knife made of a dark wood with raised bars in the middle of the knife.
Nutshell anklets
Two anklets made of twine and nutshells. The shells are dried and have openings.
Replica headdress sculpture
A carved wooden and painted sculpture of a headdress. The headdress is painted with geometric shapes and lines in black, white and red.
Santa Cruz woven bag
A woven bag with a handle. There is a chevron pattern in two sections with black dyed fibre
Stone hand tools
Two rounded dark stone hand tools from the island of Ambae in Vanuatu