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Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0070
Category	Weaponry
Object Name	Atlatl
Culture	Australian Aborigine
Global Region	Australia
Country	Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
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

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0031
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (human head)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments
Description	Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.5, Width = 7.8, Depth = 12.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0032
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (human head)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments
Description	Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.6, Width = 7.2, Depth = 12.4

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0069
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Necklace
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 2000
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell; Bark; Beads
Description	Men?s necklace with choker fastening attached to long rectangular pendant of bark cloth backing covered with small shell sections: Cowrie shells adorn front portion of choker.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 41.6, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 40.6

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0014
Category	Weaponry
Object Name	Dagger
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
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
County
Other Geographic Data
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

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0049
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Penis sheath
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Seeds; Feathers; Earth pigments
Description	Penis sheath consisting of a long hollow gourd covered on exterior with a woven string netting that is painted black with white zigzag stripes and further embellished with bundles of several short strings of seeds and shells; Near top of sheath is a face woven of same string or cordage as the sheath and decorated with cowrie shell eyes and feathers.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 9.4, Length = ca. 52.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0051
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Purse
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1990s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Bone: cassowary; Paint
Description	Long bone of cassowary bird that has been split longitudinally, leaving the proximal end intact; Broken edges have been ground smooth and the proximal end of the bone has been painted red; Small pocket formed by interior of bone near proximal end is used by men as a purse for carrying money or other valuables, and then entire bone purse is inserted into one?s belt or loincloth.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 3.6, Depth = 3.6, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0061
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name	Comb / hair ornament
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1990s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Bamboo; Lime; Stain
Description	Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 16 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with various geometric designs whose outlines are rubbed with white lime and their interior negative spaces are lightly stained black.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 7.0, Depth = 1.8, Length = 23.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0062
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name	Comb / hair ornament
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1990s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Bamboo; Stain
Description	Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 7 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with 4 columns of contiguous triangles, leaving the original surface in the form of two parallel columns of diamonds, which each contain a smaller, shallowly carved diamond outline; All carved away areas are stained black to dark brown.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 4.9, Depth = 1.1, Length = 36.4

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0011
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Unidentified plant fibers
Description	Large round tray with flat bottom and very low vertical sides, woven entirely in single rod coiled technique; Center design is a 14-point star in dark brown against a natural straw-colored background, all framed by a band of 25 contiguous dark brown triangles that are also on a natural straw-colored background; Sides of basket are dark brown; Final two coils flare out beyond the rim at two points opposite each other to form carrying handles and are woven in a herringbone pattern with alternate blocks of dark brown and natural straw-colored fibers.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.7, Rim Diam = 49.8, Max Diam = 58.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0007
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.	Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data	Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description	3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood, depicting a half animal/half human figure in standing position; Figure sports a long tail and a skull-like head with a long beard (?) extending down from its chin to the ground; Small round pieces of abalone shell are inlaid on tip of figure?s tail, on back of his head, and on either side of his chin; Kneeling atop first figure?s head is a smaller bird-like figure with extremely long legs and feet; Extending down from the bird-like figure?s chest is a column that is similar to the first figure?s beard; Small round pieces of abalone shell are inlaid in bird-like figure?s eyes and at top of each leg where they join the figure?s body; Both figures are mounted atop a relatively high oval-shaped base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 27.3, Width = 2.6, Depth = 4.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0021
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Stain
Description	2-dimensional wall hanging carved from a single piece of wood, depicting a bird of paradise that is perched atop a drum (?) with its wings spread fully to display its brilliant plumage; Portions of the carving are stained black and others are stained a dark brown; Decorative details of the drum and the bird?s plumage are carved away revealing the natural color of the underlying wood; Reverse side of carving is stained a rust-brown color and then overpainted in black to depict a mask or possibly the head of an animal.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 29.9, Depth = 3.2, Length = 21.7

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0023
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a human or deity (?) with wings and/ or an elaborate headdress, standing on the back of an eagle-like bird with its wings outstretched, its head turned up toward the person, and grasping a small unidentified object in its beak; Both the person and the bird are positioned atop a triangular base; Details of the the person?s face and dress and of the bird?s feathers, etc. are very shallowly carved, and merely suggested on the reverse side of the carving; Entire carving is stained dark brown.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 24.2, Width = 8.3, Depth = 5.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0050
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1994
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Earth pigments; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Fiber cordage
Description	3-dimensional carving of elongated head, with a flattened face with shallowly carved features; Entire face is covered with white earth pigments, and the eye sockets painted with pink pigment; Dark gray and pink line extends from corners of eyes across cheeks to nostrils, and another dark gray line extends from just below corners of eyes, continuing across cheeks and mouth; Top and back of head are painted dark gray and decorated with pink and white dots; Figure?s ?neck? tapers to a sharp dagger-like point; Although this figure is carved 3-dimensionally, it is intended to be viewed 2-dimensionally, similar to yipwon carvings.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 34.2, Width = 8.1, Depth = 2.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0001
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (bird-human figure)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1980s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Earth pigments; Shells
Description	Large 3-dimensional carving of a half man / half bird figure, carved from single piece of wood in standing position; Figure is very thin when viewed from front, but of more substantial proportions in profile; Figure has body and legs of a bird and stands atop a short, mounded base; The body is plain but is carved to suggest wings and is painted black, with the long tail painted white; Legs are also painted black but further decorated painted with white and brick red bands; A very large human head sits atop a short gray neck and sports a very long beard; Face is predominantly painted white, while ears and forehead are black; ?Hair? is painted brick red, topped by a white and black headdress; Long, tapered beard is painted with alternating brick red and black bands; Both eyes are inset with two types of shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = ca. 167.5, Width = 11.5, Depth = 25.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0024
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (crocodile)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1990s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a crocodile in a crouching position with its body fully extended, its head slightly raised, and its mouth partially open; Figure is only roughly carved, with minimal attempt to depict much detail; Bared teeth and scaly skin texture are carved on one side of figure only; Carving is probably lightly stained.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.1, Width = 3.5, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0059
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (fish)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.	Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data	Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1994
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Stain; Shell: marine snail (Turbo petholatus) operculum and abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description	3-dimensional carving of fish, shown with a wide, partially open mouth and upturned tail, and large pectoral fins; Eyes are each inset with a cat?s eye shell (Turbo petholatus); Fish?s fins and tail are very shallowly carved to depict scales,and its back is decorated with small round pieces of abalone shell.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.9, Width = 8.2, Length = 18.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0060
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (fish)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.	Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data	Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1994
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Stain; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description	3-dimensional carving of fish, shown with a large gaping mouth and upturned tail; Eyes are inset with a cat?s eye shell (Turbo petholatus); Fish?s body is very shallowly carved with curved lines of delicate designs, and inset on tale, fins, and back with rows of small abalone shell pieces; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.8, Width = 8.6, Length = 18.7

Catalog Number	CAS 2014-0001-0022
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (lizard)
Culture	Melanesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1990s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Paint
Description	3-dimensional carving depicting a lizard in a realistic standing position with its head turned to one side; Dorsal surfaces of figure are marked with shallowly carved crosshatched lines to depict the lizard?s skin texture, and eyes are painted red and black.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.6, Width = 9.2, Length = 22.2

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