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Spoon Papua New Guinea Coconut Donated by James Butchart, 1875 Museum number 1875-1250 1875-1250 on display ...

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Basket Papua New Guinea, Iron Hoop Bay? Woven fibre with egg cowry shells Donated by James Butchart, 1875 Museum number 1875-1249 Cowrie shells were widely used as a form of currency. They were also used for ornamentation and have transfor ...

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Feather Tippet Geographical origin unknown Muslin lined with feather down, peacock, pheasant & guinea fowl. Donor unrecorded Museum number 1978-1820-1 This is one of two feather tippets in the Museum collection. Though the original inf ...

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Gable figure, tekoteko, 19th century New Zealand, Maori people Wood Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-475 This is from a large communal meeting house, an important focal point for the community. The tekoteko or man-like figure represents ...

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Gourd for storing lime, c.1874 Papua New Guinea, D’Entrecasteaux Islands Gourd with rolled fibre stopper Donated by James Butchart, 1875 Museum number 1875-1240 A gourd is a hard shelled fruit that grows in many shapes and sizes. This gour ...

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Necklace Polynesia, Cook Islands Seeds and shells Donated by Mrs E MacLagan, 1922 Museum number 1922-478-1 1922-478-1 on disp ...

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Bird snare perch, mutu kaka, circa 1890 New Zealand, North Island Wood Donated by Miss Gilroy, 1940 Museum number 1940-404-2 This simple device was an effective method of snaring inquisitive parrots or kaka using tame birds, mokai. The mo ...

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Mwai Mask, 20th century Melanesia, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea Wood Purchased from Gallery 43, London with support from the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1965 Museum number 1965-43 This mask is a representation of a mythical ancestral ...

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Bowl Papua New Guinea, East Cape Coconut Donated James Butchart, 1875 Museum number 1875-1239 The curvilinear design represents the frigate bird, considered sacred in the Solomon Islands. The bird accompanied shoals of bonito fish showing ...

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Treasure box lid, waka huia, early 20th century New Zealand, Maori people Wood Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1445 These boxes were traditionally made by the sons of chiefs to store feathers, combs, pendants and other precious ornamen ...

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