Papua Region
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Earrings
Lime gourd
Fan (personal protection)
Fan (personal protection)
Carving (art)
Lime gourd
Toy weapon; arrow (pastimes: sport)
Toy weapon; bow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Ritual daggers
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Dugout with single outriggers (dugout canoe model)
Catamaran model
Areca nut pestle
Armband
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Spear (ceremonial weapon)
Sample (natural objects)
Mat (general & multipurpose)
Spear (ceremonial weapon)
Fans (personal protection)
Fans (personal protection)
Fan (personal protection)
Fan (personal protection)
Earring
Earring
Christmas card; sample (textileworking: barkcloth making); textile
Carving (art)
Dugout with single outrigger (dugout canoe model)
Areca nut mortar; areca nut pestle
Knife (weapons: edged)
Figure (art)
Figure (art)
Lime gourd
Legging (leg ornament)
House model
Areca nut mortar
Ceremonial stick
Fans (personal protection)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
Currency units (currency & wealth)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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


