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Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament), New Georgia Island artist (?), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?) — Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament)
New Georgia Island artist (?)
late 19th–early 20th century

Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islands artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands — Grere'o (shield)
Solomon Islands artist
Early to mid-19th century

Pendant, New Georgia Island artist, Conus shell, New Georgia Island — Pendant
New Georgia Island artist
early to mid-20th century

Necklace (Bakiha [?]), Tridacna shell, turtle shell, shell, glass beads, porpoise teeth, seeds, fiber, cloth, New Georgia Island (?) — Necklace (Bakiha [?])
New Georgia Island (?)
late 19th–early 20th century

Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu nguzu, Musu musu, or Toto Isu), Wood, chambered nautilus shell, paint, New Georgia Island — Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu nguzu, Musu musu, or Toto Isu)
New Georgia Island
late 19th–early 20th century

Ear Ornament, New Georgia Island artist, Wood, chambered nautilus shell, paint, New Georgia Island — Ear Ornament
New Georgia Island artist
mid to late 19th century

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