British New Guinea
Connected to...
Hand net
Shell money
Hoe blade
Fishing float
Pump drill (general & multipurpose)
Rasp (woodworking)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Rasp (woodworking)
Rasp (woodworking)
Scraper (general & multipurpose)
Headbands (head ornament)
Club (weapons: bludgeon)
Container (containers)
Flutes
Tool (general & multipurpose)
Sherds (containers)
Fishing net (net (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Fishing float
Lime gourd
Container (containers)
Bag (containers)
Celt
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Adze (general & multipurpose)
Rasp (woodworking)
Skirt
Sherd (containers)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Fish spear (spear (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Tool (pottery)
Lime container
Lime gourd
Lime container; lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Lime gourd
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Charm
Charm
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Sample (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Lime gourd
Penis sheath
Lime gourd
Lime spatula (narcotics & intoxicants: chewing)
Arrows
Arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk


