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| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0055 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bow drill | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Bamboo; Fiber cordage; Metal: Steel nail; Stain | |
| Description | Cylindrical bow drill, carved from single piece of wood with the proximal end carved in the form of a crocodile head; Shaft of drill is painted black and undecorated except for series of shallow grooves that encircle the mid-section and just behind crocodile’s head; Segment of nail or heavy gauge metal is inserted into distal end of shaft, forming the actual drill bit; Hale drilled through drill’s shaft just behind and perpendicular to crocodile’s head is threaded through with loop of 2-ply cordage, which also passes through bamboo cylinder; Twisting the cordage loop round the shaft and then moving the bamboo cylinder back and forth cause the shaft to rotate, turning the drill bit. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 3.0, Length = 46.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0057 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Cow bell | |
| Culture | Melanesian (Shan / Thai Yai) | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (Thailand) | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo and other wood; Fiber cordage; Lime stain; Metal | |
| Description | Cow bell made from cross-sectional piece of bamboo cane that is shallowly carved on exterior with geometric designs which are then rubbed with white lime; Two small holes have been cut in the center of the sides of bamboo, opposite each other, and then a line cut from them to the bottom edge which is open; Pair of two-piece carved and hinged wooden clappers are attached to upper sides of bell by a cordage loop; When the bell is swung, the clappers strike the exterior of the bell producing a light sound by which the cattle can be tracked. This style of cow bell is originally from Thailand and the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.9, Width = 8.2, Max Diam = 5.7 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0034 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Insect whisk | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Grass stems; Unidentified plant fiber | |
| Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of a bundle of thick grass stems that are held together at their bases by a tightly woven plant fiber ring. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 11.0, Depth = 3.2, Length = 42.7 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0035 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Insect whisk | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Reed stems; Bone | |
| Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 6.0, Depth = 1.9, Length = 64.8 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0036 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Insect whisk | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Reed stems; Bone | |
| Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 5.5, Depth = 3.2, Length = 57.6 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0054 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Utensil | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Resin | |
| Description | Utensil of undetermined function, made from a stick that has been stripped of its bark, sharpened to a blunt point and one end and sanded very smooth; Opposite end is encased in small amount of undetermined black resin, probably mixed with organic matter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.8, Length = 34.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0063 |  |
| Category | Vessels | |
| Object Name | Lime container with stopper | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Boar tusk; Banana leaves | |
| Description | Lime container made from hollowed gourd whose exterior has been heavily smoked to turn it black and then sanded or scraped to completely remove the soot around the top and bottom; The remaining black band around the mid-section of the gourd is then selectively scratched to produce an elaborate geometric design, whose negative areas are the underlying color of the natural gourd and the positive areas are the actual design; Neck of gourd has been removed and replaced with stopper made from tightly coiled banana leaves wrapped with other plant fiber and interwoven with a narrow strip of yellow plastic to form a checkerboard diamond shape, and finally fitted with a boar’s tusk on top; Lime is used when chewing betel nuts. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.7, Rim Diam = 4.4, Max Diam = 16.1 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0070 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Commercial twine | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) made from a single piece of wood flaring slightly toward the proximal end, then narrowing before widening again into a teardrop-shaped point; Distal end is notched and attached to the notch is a pointed peg into which the spear would tucked; Peg is secured with commercial twine that has been painted black; The peg has also been painted black, but only on the exposed portion, indicating it was painted after being secured to the body of the atlatl; Atlatl is painted red and covered in designs, except for the teardrop-shaped portion which is yellow and otherwise unadorned; One side shows a snake flanked by arrow or plant motifs below a man with bent knees and elbows; The reverse side shows a lizard facing a white and black design flanked by the same arrow or plant motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 73.8 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0014 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Resin; Nassa shells; Cassowary feathers; Native cordage | |
| Description | Dagger made from cassowary bird leg bone that has been diagonally cut and the cut end ground to a sharp point; The intact proximal end of the bone forms the core of an effigy head made by molding black resin around it and shaping it to the desired human facial form; Larger Nassa shells are pressed into the face for eyes and smaller ones on the top of the head and around perimeter of the chin; Three lengths of native cordage are looped through each ear and tied into a series of knots along their lengths; Numerous black cassowary feathers are inserted in a row along the top of the head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.7, Width = 10.0 , Depth = 6.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0015 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Resin; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Native cordage | |
| Description | Dagger made from cassowary bird leg bone that has been diagonally cut and the cut end ground to a sharp point; The intact proximal end of the bone forms the core of an effigy head made by molding black resin around it and shaping it to the desired human facial form; Cowrie shells are pressed into the face for eyes and in a band around the top of the head; Top of head is covered with short pieces of rust brown native cordage to suggest hair; Entire effigy and exterior surface of original bone are stained black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.6, Width = 7.5, Depth = 9.5 |
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