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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.
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.
Armlets
Armlets made of dark fibre. Small shell discs have been woven into patterns on the fibre.
Upper armband
An armlet made of dark fibre. Beads in white, black, blue, red and green have been used to create geometric patterns by weaving them into the fibre
String
String from Vanua Lava, Banks Islands, made of brown fibre
Woven Mat
A woven mat where parts have been dyed purple-red to create stripes and geometric patterns, with an open weave at the ends