Museum Purchase: Funds provided by bequest of Elizabeth Cole Butler by exchange.

Tube made of two hollow bones joined together and bound with skin, cotton and black alpaca threads. Object has a flute shape and contains some wool in the interior. Incomplete.

Small, shiny black bottle, with two vertical side loop handles and a flat base.

Bamboo and wood spear. The head is a long, thin section of bamboo, concave, dyed red on one side, ending in a sharp point. It is connected to narrow wooden shaft which has been dyed and narrowed slightly towards the join, which is inserted into a thicker bamboo shaft. Both joins are bound with rattan and beeswax. A number of thin lines have been scratched around the shaft at the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has seven tiers of twin barbs, increasing in size toward the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. Long X shapes are carved into shaft, and thin lines scratched around it at top. Columns of short lines have been scratched in the butt on three sides.

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has three tiers with carved, encircling lines around the bases. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with woven rattan and beeswax. A thin line is scratched around the top of the shaft. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Long bamboo and wood spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with a carved, encircling line between each section. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft and bound with woven rattan and beeswax. The shaft has been shaved towards the join, with horizontal lines and ‘V’ shapes scratched below and around the butt. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved down.

Nose piece (Bipane) partially wrapped in a piece of sago leaf. The two shells of a clam are carved into swirls, tied together with plant fibre through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. The outside shells are a light tan with dark brown striations. The underside (front) is a light grey and contains many thin scratches. The piece has a section of dried sago leaf attached to it, with the base of the leaf on the outside and the fraying fronds over the underside.

Nose piece (Bipane). The two shells of a clam are carved into crescents, tied together with fibre through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. The shells are white on both sides with striations on the outside. The striations on one of the shells shows the curving lines of the bivalve and has a charcoal-grey section and some dark red residue.

Nose piece (Bipane). Two large shells of a clam are carved into thick concentric crescents, tied together with a bright yellow fibre through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. The outside is a light tan in colour with brown striations. The underside (front) is ivory in colour. The two crescents are set quite far apart.