World Cultures (Ea7558)

Softwood shield, hand grip at back, painted front, red. white and black. Two red half circles, on each side, red stripe in centre, red and black at each end.

World Cultures (Eb792a)

Tip of a spearhead.

World Cultures (Eb832)

Tree fern carving

World Cultures (Eb681)

Shrine figure - Maximon - male wooden figure dressed in a jacket and trousers and wearing a sombrero seated on a wooden chair

World Cultures (E1664.a)

Tanged and barbed flint arrowhead.

World Cultures (E1664.b)

Tanged and barbed stone (chert?) arrowhead.

World Cultures (E978)

Wooden fighting spear with three barbs on one side.

World Cultures (E980)

Wooden fighting spear, barbed one side only.

World Cultures (E988)

Dark hardwood, flat, leaf shaped, decorated on one side with a pattern of straight lines. Pierced at on end.

World Cultures (E989)

Flat hardwood, carved on one face

World Cultures (E990)

Wooden with few notches down its length. Decorated with pokerwork over whole surface.

World Cultures (E991b)

Dark brown boabab nut with incised design over whole surface. The seeds inside create a rattle when shaken.

World Cultures (E992b)

The tip has been sharpened and the head is formed from the top of this small animal bone with articulates with the femur (or humerus)

World Cultures (E1009)

Length of twisted fibre (spinifex?) rope

World Cultures (E998)

Bunch of bustard feathers tied to kangaroo bone

World Cultures (E1000)

Belt made of twisted human? hair

World Cultures (E1001)

Bunch of emu feathers bound togther at base

World Cultures (E962)

Wooden spear thrower with incised deoration in zig-zag pattern the whole length on one side. Large resin covered handle.

World Cultures (E963)

Broad, plain

World Cultures (E994b)

Ornament in form of two shells - this smaller one has a rough outer surface and shiny inner surface covered with black scratched decoration.

World Cultures (E987)

Hardwood bull roarer, leaf shaped, flat with carved decoration on one side, pierced at either end.

World Cultures (E991a)

Healing (human/ kangaroo/ dog?) bone. Buffed and polished, with carved decoration and red gum at either end.

World Cultures (E994a)

Ornament in form of two shells (riji) - this larger one is decorated on the inner surface with zig zag incised lines, the outer surface is plain. Slightly curved and shiny on both sides. Worn as pubic coverings on hairstring belt by initiated men.

World Cultures (E979)

Fighting spear

World Cultures (E1004b)

Mourning necklace with hair of deceased spun over fibre base. Two strands joined at one end. Reddish brown in colour.

World Cultures (E1678)

Pair of small gloves. Undyed animal skin.

World Cultures (E6191)

Knitted string hammock with strings at either end for tying

World Cultures (E543)

Large wooden water trough, also used for carrying babies.

World Cultures (Ea9186)

Soft wood shield, wide, kidney shaped, painted black, yellow, white and red

World Cultures (Ea9187)

Soft wood shield painted design on opposite side to handle. Black lines with red and traces of yellow and white in between.

World Cultures (Ea12319.b)

Large sheet calendar, in Tahitian. Lunar calendar, arranged by phases of the moon & month & days. 1-30; names for phases.

World Cultures (Ea8825)

Pihepihe (cloak) made of a backing of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with tassels of natural and dyed fibre. Two thick plaited bands at the waist, with additions of red wool pom poms.

World Cultures (E1128)

Cloak (kaitaka) made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with a dyed taniko border designs of dark brown, red, green, yellow and purple fibres with red wool.

World Cultures (E1133)

Flax cloak or mat (curved to shape).

World Cultures (E1134)

Cloak made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with fringing.

World Cultures (E1135)

Cloak made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with fringing.

World Cultures (E1136)

Cloak (kaitaka) made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with a dyed taniko border on three sides. Border in red and black on natural in a geometric design.

World Cultures (E1138)

Cloak (kakahu) made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with fringing.

World Cultures (E1140)

Cloak (kaitaka) made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) with a dyed taniko border on three sides. Border in red, green and brown on natural in a geometric design.

World Cultures (E1141)

Cloak (pihepihe) made of woven harakeke (New Zealand flax) fibre.