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Armlets made of dark fibre. Small shell discs have been woven into patterns on the fibre.

A curved section of a coconut shell has been attached to a cylindrical piece of wood that forms a handle.

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'.

Half a shell of a coconut with a pointed arrow-shaped handle. There are visible indents on the outside of the shell.

A curved coconut shell spoon

A Torres Island laplap knife made of a thin dark wood. The handle has been decorated with geometric patterns and painted white and brown.

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.

A Torres Island laplap knife made of a dark wood with raised bars in the middle of the knife.

Two anklets made of twine and nutshells. The shells are dried and have openings.

A carved wooden and painted sculpture of a headdress. The headdress is painted with geometric shapes and lines in black, white and red.