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| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0002-0006 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Charm | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone charm, ground to pear shape with large globose base; All surfaces have been ground very smoothly; Color is dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.3, Max Diam = 5.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0002-0007 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Charm or net weight | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone charm or net weight pecked and ground smooth; Asymmetrical globose body with short, narrow stem; Stem is very asymmetrical, the result of either use or manufacture; Ridge ring has been chiseled into the neck of the stem; Mottled brown color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.7, Max Diam = 9.3 |
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CAS 2016-0002-0001 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall ovoid shape; Oval in cross-section; Proximal end is chipped, pointed, tapered towards the distal end that is beveled to a flattened cutting edge; Entire exterior surface is polished very smooth; Overall color is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 9.4 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0002 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall ovoid shape; Oval in cross-section; Proximal end is chipped and blunt, tapered towards the distal end that is beveled to a flattened cutting edge; Entire exterior surface is polished very smooth; Edges of the dorsal surface show flake removal or blade scars; Overall color is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.2, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 9.4 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0003 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze head | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall ovoid shape; Very thin in cross-section; Proximal end is chipped and squared off, tapered towards the distal end that is beveled to a flattened cutting edge; Entire exterior surface is polished very smooth; Edges of the dorsal surface show flake removal or blade scars; Overall color is black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.3, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 8.7 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0008 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall triangular shape; Proximal end is smoothly pointed, tapered towards the distal end that is beveled to a flattened cutting edge; Entire exterior surface is ground very smooth; Overall color is light brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 8.4 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0009 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall triangular shape; Proximal end is squarely pointed and chipped, and tapered towards the distal end that has been beveled to a flattened cutting edge; One side is very smooth, the other side is rough; Smooth side shows markings of flaking; Overall color is dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.5, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 11.0 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0011 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: jasper (chalcedony) | |
| Description | Axe head that is chipped to overall elongated, shape; Proximal end is flattened and round, tapering toward the distal end to a flattened cutting edge; Faint U-shaped groove for hafting axe head to handle extends around axe head slightly above mid-section; One side of exterior surface is ground very smooth; Overall color is white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.2, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 9.7 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0012 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe head | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: jasper (chalcedony) | |
| Description | Axe head; Distal end is triangular in shape, with two flat cutting edges meeting at a rounded point; Proximal end is a narrow handle, rounded and circular in cross-section, coming to a blunt end that has been shaped; Small chip in handle end; Surface is rough in the middle, with smooth distal and proximal ends; Overall color is rough brown cortex, with some patches of red where stone has been chipped away. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.8, Thickness = 3.4, Length = 13.2 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0004 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Hammer / pestle | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone hammer / pestle pecked and ground smooth to nearly ball-like shape, with one side flattened; Ball is irregular with thumb-sized indentation on one side and one side quite flat; Flat end is covered with crumbling yellow-brown ochre accretions from use in preparing pigment; Pestle is very dark gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Max Diam = 7.4 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0005 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Hammer / pestle | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Small stone hammer / pestle; Pecked and ground smooth to nearly spherical shape, with one side flattened; Pestle is very dark gray with whitish accretions near base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 4.8 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0010 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: jasper (chalcedony) | |
| Description | Stone knife; Elongated, irregular oblong shape in length, tapering in the center; Three-sided, with one side very flat, having been split from the stone core; Opposite side is rounded and and retains rough cortex surface; Third side is narrower and flaked and chipped; Overall color white exterior and interior brownish orange. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 17.5 | |
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CAS 2016-0002-0013 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mallet | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
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| Date of Manufacture | Late 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: jasper (chalcedony) | |
| Description | Stone mallet created out of naturally shaped jasper; Long, tapering oblong shape with rough cortex present overall; Overall color is brownish orange. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.3, Thickness = 4.8, Length = 26.9 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0002 | No Image
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| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Tridacna sp.; Sea turtle shell (Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Cloth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 14.6 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0008 | No Image
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| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Fly District | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Tridacna sp.; Cloth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.6, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 13.3 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0005 | No Image
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| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary; Red pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.7, Width = 3.2, Length = 1.9 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0006 | No Image
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| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary; Red pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.8, Width = 4.8, Length = 4.3 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0007 | No Image
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| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary; Red pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 34.4, Width = 4.8, Length = 4.6 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0003 | No Image
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| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spatula | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.5, Width = 5.5, Length = 2.6 | |
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CAS 2024-0004-0004 | No Image
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| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Spatula | |
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| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 37.8, Width = 2.8, Length = 5.0 | |
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