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Axe (t-shaped, mount Hagen type). Flat head of green-grey stone which projects 21 cm. from the handle, 10 cm. wide. Head balanced by projection of black palm wood 25 cm. long, flattened oval in cross-section, 3 cm. wide, with a narrow raised ridge around circumference 5.5 cm. from the end. Handle of black palm wood, and balancing projection coated with a black substance. Three components are bound together with heavy rattan.
Mat of pandanus leaf stitched with bark fibre ? and bark cord with the leaves parallel to the transverse axis. Rectangular in shape, folded in the middle on the longitudinal axis. One long edge stitched on the inside with bark ? fibre; one long edge stitched on the outside with bark cord, one short edge finished in a running stitch with bark ? cord . All edges of leaves are folded under.
Large, brown woven fibre bag with open mesh. The bag is flat in a circular-like shape with long extending straps that taper to form two points which can be tied to form a handle.
An arrow shaft, 94 cm. long, binding to a point, of pitpit (sword grass). The point is bound to the shaft with a 10 cm. wide band of trade cord coated with yellow clay. The point is triple made of three flat bamboo slivers bound to the outside of the shaft, each projecting 10.5 cm. beyond the shaft and 1 cm. wide, tapering to a sharp point, flaring out from the shaft.
An arrow shaft, 82 cm. long, made of pitpit (sword grass). The shaft is light brown with black coating. The foreshaft of black palm wood, 41 cm. long, has an incised design. At the point of insertion into the shaft, there is a sleeve of woven split rattan 1 cm. wide. The foreshaft is inserted into a hollow lanceolate bone point 10 cm. long with a sleeve of woven split rattan 1.5 cm. wide at the point of insertion. The point is rubbed with grey clay. The foreshaft is rubbed with grey clay and red ochre.
A smooth black stone that has an oblong rectangular shape with both sides slightly curving convexly and tapering at an angle, creating an edge at one end which is more flared than the other more rounded pointed end.
A rough-surfaced, very visibly flaked, mottled yellow-grey stone that has an oblong rectangular shape with both sides slightly curving convexly and tapering at an angle, creating an edge at one end which is more flared than the other end.
An arrow shaft made of a variety of pitpit (sword grass). The shaft is light brown with a black coating. The fore-shaft of black palm wood is round in cross section and narrower at the point end. This has been incised with deep longitudinal and short transverse lines. The insertion into the shaft has been secured with a sleeve of woven rattan. Sleeves and fore-shaft are coated with red ochre.
A pipe of a very smooth light brown wood with dark grain. The long tube is symmetrically flared at both ends, which are blackened with smoke. The mouthpiece end is concave.
A very long band of natural-coloured braided bark to which are attached cowrie shells arranged contiguously, each approximately 2 cm. long. Attached with bark cord, which has been threaded through the ends of each, there are two adjacent shells, which are then tied to the band. Contains 342 cowrie shells.