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wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures

Malagan Frieze, 19th century

Unknown

G256

standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites

Malagan Figure, c. 1890

Unknown

G256

reclining male and female figures engaged in sexual intercourse; man wears headdress with two birds; body and face markings in white, brown, orange and yellow

Plaque, mid 20th century

Abelam

G256

long cylinder, ends conical shaped; alligator stands along top facing drum surface; sets of triangular shapes adorn sides and bottom, used to support drum when rope is strung through; low relief carving over body and alligator painted with black field and white recesses

Hand drum (kundu), 20th century

Iatmul

G256

standing male figure carved from board; carved on one side; relief carving at interior, appearing to represent bone structure and colored with white pigment; hole at top of head for hanging

Bioma Figure, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

G256

three sheets of bark joined and attached to a wood frame construction on back; seated female figure depicted, body bordered by a banded line; fringe border around exterior of panel; hands up at sides; five hoops hanging from each ear; tongue stuck out

Mortuary Panel, 20th century

Tshuosh (Sawos)

Not on View
head-covering, helmet-type mask with very large eyes and beaklike nose; eyes are red, brown and yellow; small ears with feather earring in PL ear and feather topknot

Spirit Mask (baba), c. 1950

Abelam

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mask with beak-like mouth, heavy brown brow and nose and round eyes of red, white and black; point at top of head with fringed crosspiece; black star on back of head

Eharo Dance Mask, before 1930s

Elema

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tapering from wide base; face with protruding eyes, open mouth, protruding forehead; very large fox-like high ears; looping "handle" on back of head; separate snake head may have originally protruded from mouth; pink with black linear designs

Mask, 20th century

Sulka

Not on View

Gope board, 18th century

Unknown

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Mallangan, wood and pigments

Malagan Pole, c. 1910

Unknown

G256

Slit Drum (garamut), 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Thin face with pointed beak-like open mouth; pointed tongue; upper and lower sections and ears covered with shells; PL side of eye region yellowish, PR side of eye region red; each ear has three pointed metal earrings and loose fibers; hair fragments at top

Mei Mask, c. 1920

Iatmul

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two large and two smaller human figures standing in a crocodile form boat; another larger figure stands behind the boat; fish under the boat; four pointed star at top center

Story Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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spherical vessel with outward flaring lip; holes punctured throughout; 2 heart-shaped faces with pursed lips carved into opposite sides

Smoking Pot, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

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paddle form with tapered handle with large end element; geometric carving on paddle with traces of white pigment in recesses; red pigment traces on handle

Ceremonial Club, 19th-20th century

Massim

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beaded apron with predominantly green, black, and yellow geometric designs; small tassels with multi-colored beads hang from bottom triangular edge; strip of multi-colored beads on bottom point of tip with four smaller woven points; strings attached on either end

Dance apron, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Dance Mask with Bird Totem, 20th century

Ngavimeli

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Mask, pre-1900; from the Astrolabe Bay area

Asa Kate Mask, late 19th century

Papua New Guinea

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Ancestor Figure (male), 1 of pair, wood, New Guinea (Lower Ramo), XIXc NOTE SAYS ALL OBJECTS ON SHELF 1 ARE FAKES cat. card dims H 27-1/4'

Figure, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
maimask dance wand

Mei Mask, 20th century

Iatmul

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Wood, with stand (stand is no longer included with object in cabinet [5-2-11] MD). Object is dark brown in color. Man in profile view sitting on spatula. Body is incised geometric designs and has open work carving. Incised areas were possibly filled with white pigment.

Lime Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Bowl, wood. Boat shaped with a head carved at one point with design that extends towards center. Raised designs on sides near rim.

Bowl, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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standing male figure with slightly bent, arms bent at sides; holding implement at navel, face with incised mouth and eyes, prominent nose, overhanging brow with serrated median crest

Standing Male Figure, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
wedge-shaped blade attached to rattan-covered long wood element, flaring at opposite end; tapering wood handle at 45° angle to wood portion of axe head

Ceremonial Axe, Date Unknown

Papua New Guinea

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skirt, horizontal; tan backing with 1/2 in. wide rust designs outlined in black overall; all four sides include an outside tan border 3/4 in. to 1-1/2 in. wide with a rust border outlined in black aproximately 3/4 in. wide

Tapa Cloth Skirt, 1995

Baruga

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black patina; tapering staff; top carved with pair of smiling figures standing back-to-back, with feet turned inward; geometric designs carved above and below figures

Staff, c. 1900

Papua New Guinea

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long "tail" made up of short red and brown feathers and 3 long white feathers, attached to a wooden comb mount in drawer with tag next to object

Hair Ornament, Date Unknown

Papua New Guinea

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comb with 3 teeth, in the shape of a bird's head and neck, with teeth making up bill; geometric designs carved on top

Comb, Date Unknown

Elema

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short; one paddle end; top carved with openwork organic designs; linear raised element on shaft, carved on one side with ropelike design

Sago Paddle, late 19th-early 20th century

Massim

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very long, curved-under nose; large upward-slanting black eyes with perforated holes; smiling white mouth with small opening; small "knobs" represent beard; white bird on forehead; high-set ears with two piercings each; red patina on face; brown at top of head; ovoid shape overall

Mask, 1920s-1930s

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
spatula, tortoise shell, New Guinea (Trobriand Islands), cat. card dims L 8-3/4'; hollow work with birds

Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
model of outrigger canoe; wood and cocoanut fibers; paddle separate from canoe- 74.79.6c

Outrigger Canoe Model, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Yam Storehouse Gable; with painted spirit faces; rattan and earth pigments on palm fronds

House Gable, 20th century

Abelam

Not on View
conical food dish; incised whirl decoration and two faces; Wombun Village

Bowl, 20th century

Wombun

Not on View
pig hunting charm, carved fruit nut, New Guinea (Papuan Gulf), card dims L 4-1/2'

Marupai, 20th century

Elema

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Ancestral Tablet (gope); wood with red and white pigments; H.41-1/2 in., W. 13 in. From Gae village, Era area.

Gope Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Bark Belt (titi bae), bark with pigments on exposed surfaces, New Guinea (Papuan Gulf), XXc NO PHOTO ON CAT. CARD cat. card dims L 52 x W 2-1/2' from Kerewo area ? Part of men's ceremonial dress

Bark Belt (titi bae), 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Bark Belt (tite bae), bark with pigments on exposed surfaces; L.47 x W.3in. From Gope area(?). Part of men's ceremonial dress.

Bark Belt (titi bae), 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Ancestral Tablet (Gope), painted wood, New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, XX Century cat. card dims H. 54', W. 27' From Era Goiravi village, Era area.

Gope Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Ancestral Tablet (gope) wood with red, blue and white pigments; Kiwaumai village, Urama Island; H.41-1/2 in., W.13 in.

Gope Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Ancestral Tablet (gope) wood with red, brown and white pigments; H.39-1/4 in., W.16 in. From Meagoma village, Wapo area.

Gope Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Ancestral Tablet (Gope); wood, traces of piugment mostly gone; From Epegau village, Wapo area.

Gope Board, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Body ornaments; clam shell, tortoise shell

Kapkap, 19th century

Unknown Solomon Islands

Not on View
Round shallow bowl. Brown in color with a floral design carved into bottom. Incised design around rim.

Food Plate, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
Plaited fibers

Yam Mask, 20th century

Abelam

Not on View
wood spatula; white in crevasses Large head. Very dark brown in color.

Spatula, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
section of bamboo cut below and above joint; top has hole for spatula; incised serpentine design on exterior of body; spatula has a crescent moon final

Lime Container with Spatula, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
shallow, wide-flaring bowl with pointed bottom; undecorated interior; exterior decorated with incised curvilinear repeat pattern in red, yellow and white

Bowl, c. 1980-1988

Tshuosh (Sawos)

Not on View
shallow, wide-flaring bowl with pointed bottom; undecorated interior; exterior decorated with incised curvilinear repeat pattern in red, yellow and white

Bowl, c. 1980-1988

Tshuosh (Sawos)

Not on View
pointed face with bulging white eyes; ovoid headdress with radiating design of alternating linear zigzags and solid color bands or rust red and yellow; wooden pick behind supports face

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

Not on View
pointed face with flat yellow sides and large open white eyes; loop at nose, small mouth opening; short, rounded headdress of solid black, one zigzag row and outer dark band

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

Not on View
pointed nose; brown band with white zigzag row below at top; face painted white, orange and yellow with orange eyes; loop at chin

Yam Mask, c. 1975

Abelam

Not on View
shallow, wide-flaring bowl with pointed bottom; undecorated interior; exterior decorated with incised curvilinear repeat pattern in red, yellow and white

Bowl, c. 1980-1988

Tshuosh (Sawos)

Not on View
each end with carved masklike human face with an animal-like face at each end; geometric designs carved on bottom; fiber leg supports

Headrest, Date Unknown

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
shield-shaped face with raised features delineated with 3 different sized cowrie shells; decorated wood stick through nose; 13 radiating hanging pendants with shells and ending in bean-shaped elements

Dance Apron, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

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Ancestor Figure (female), 1 of pair, wood, New Guinea (Lower Ramo), XIXc NOTE SAYS ALL OBJECTS ON SHELF 1 ARE FAKES cat. card dims H 21'

Figure, 19th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
neckrest with a head extending out from each short end with slit eyes, narrow noses and oval mouths; sits on four wide legs

Neckrest, Date Unknown

Papua New Guinea

Not on View
ceremonial house figure; wood and pigment; Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelem Tribe; the figure in form of a wooden anthropomorphic figure with large oval shaped face and beard-like formation around chin; nose is pierced and mouth is slightly open; the head is surmounted by two large hornbill heads; there are also five hornbill heads at the base arranged in a pattern of opposing hook forms; the body consists of a thin shaft covered with forms in high relief; there are two large birds in front; at the sides, there are two heads similar to the principle head and numerous parrots and other bird heads; brilliant red and yellow ochre and white pigment have been applied to areas of the figure (John A. Friede)

Ceremonial House Figure, 20th century

Abelam

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Kapkap, c. 1860

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Drum (gama), 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Dance Apron, 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Necklace, first half of 20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Spirit Mask (baba), before 1960

Abelam

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Lime Spatula, 19th-20th century

Papua New Guinea

Not on View

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