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Female figure (’otua fefine), Whale ivory, Ha'apai Islands — Female figure (’otua fefine)
Ha'apai Islands
Early 19th century

House Post Figure (Amo), Wood, Maori people, Te Arawa — House Post Figure (Amo)
Maori people, Te Arawa
ca. 1800

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people — Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier

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

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

Male figure (tiki) representing the deity Rongo, Wood, Mangarevan people — Male figure (tiki) representing the deity Rongo
Mangarevan people
Early 19th century

Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people — Ceremonial Board (Malu)
Sawos people
19th century

House-post Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — House-post Figure
Kambot people
19th century

Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri), Ivory, coconut husk fiber, Maohi (Tahitian) — Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri)
Maohi (Tahitian)
18th century

Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province — Bird Head
Morobe province
Date unknown

Dilukai (gable figure), Belauan artist, Wood, paint, Belauan — Dilukai (gable figure)
Belauan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century

Skull Hook (Agiba), Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Skull Hook (Agiba)
Kerewa people
19th–early 20th century

Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people — Female Figure (Tetepeku)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century

Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people — Headdress (Kapurei)
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century

Funerary Figure (Kulap), Chalk, paint, Southern New Ireland — Funerary Figure (Kulap)
Southern New Ireland
late 19th century

Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara)
Torres Strait Islander
mid to late 19th century

Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming-Sand-Hill Country (after Hailstorm), Kathleen Petyarre Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming-Sand-Hill Country (after Hailstorm)
Kathleen Petyarre
2000

Head for Yam ceremony (Yena), Wood, paint, Yessan-Mayo people — Head for Yam ceremony (Yena)
Yessan-Mayo people
19th–early 20th century

Ritual Board (Wenena gerua), Wood, paint, feathers, fiber, Siane people — Ritual Board (Wenena gerua)
Siane people
ca. 1950

Mask, Barkcloth, paint, wood, bamboo, Bougainville or Nissan Island — Mask
Bougainville or Nissan Island
late 19th–early 20th century

Seated Figure, Wood, shell, paint and resin, Caroline Islands, Satawan — Seated Figure
Caroline Islands, Satawan
late 19th–early 20th century

Spruce gum box, ER. PQ — Spruce gum box, ER. PQ
between 1870 and 1899

Hook-Mask (Garra or Gra), Wood, traces of pigment, Bahinemo people — Hook-Mask (Garra or Gra)
Bahinemo people
19th century or earlier

Deel (fan), Marshall Islands artist, Pandanus leaves, hibiscus fiber, Marshallese — Deel (fan)
Marshall Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Head ornament, Nauruan artist, Fiber, feathers, coral beads, shark teeth, Nauru — Head ornament
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Bracelet, Nauruan artist, Fiber, coral beads, feathers, Nauru — Bracelet
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Ceremonial mat, Nauruan artist, Pandanus leaves, feathers, shell beads, shark teeth, fiber, Nauru — Ceremonial mat
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Head Ornament, Fiber, feathers, shark's teeth, coral beads, Nauru — Head Ornament
Nauru
late 19th–early 20th century

Jaki-ed (dress mat), Marshall Islands artist, Pandanus leaves, hibiscus fiber, Marshallese — Jaki-ed (dress mat)
Marshall Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Zoomorphic Figure, Stone, pigment, Mendi region — Zoomorphic Figure
Mendi region
ca. 1500 BCE– ?1600 CE

Dance Wand (Bair), Wood, paint, feathers, shell, fiber, Tolai people — Dance Wand (Bair)
Tolai people
late 19th–early 20th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Sikaap, Abgwala Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Abgwala Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Sikaap, Abgwala Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kwanggi, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Yuanei, Abgwala Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Abgwala Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Yuanei, Abgwala Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Numei, Amachi Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Numei, Amachi Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Numei, Amachi Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Numei, Amachi Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kulumb, Simberaga Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kulumb, Simberaga Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Abwiyeti, Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Abwiyeti, Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970