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

Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Krar (mask)
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century

Tiki (male figure), Mangarevan artist, Wood, Mangarevan people — Tiki (male figure)
Mangarevan artist
Early 19th century

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pestle Finial, Stone, Highlands, Mt. Hagen region — Pestle Finial
Highlands, Mt. Hagen region
ca. 1500 BCE– ?1600 CE

Pendant (Ulute or Papafita), Tridacna shell, fiber, pigment, Solomon Islander — Pendant (Ulute or Papafita)
Solomon Islander
19th–early 20th century

Ceremonial Staff (Wari Hau), Wood, chambered-nautilus shell, fiber, paint, Solomon Islands — Ceremonial Staff (Wari Hau)
Solomon Islands
19th–early 20th century

Finial (Yaba) for a Ceremonial House, Wood, paint, Kwoma — Finial (Yaba) for a Ceremonial House
Kwoma
early to mid-20th century

Lintel Carving from a Ceremonial House, Wood, paint, Yangoru Boiken — Lintel Carving from a Ceremonial House
Yangoru Boiken
early to mid-20th century

Mask (Kavat), Rattan, barkcloth, paint, Baining people — Mask (Kavat)
Baining people
1972 or 1973

Kavat (mask), Kairak Baining artist, Bamboo, barkcloth, paint, Kairak Baining people — Kavat (mask)
Kairak Baining artist
1973

Mask (Kavat), Bamboo, barkcloth, paint, Kairak Baining people — Mask (Kavat)
Kairak Baining people
1973

Shell Ring (Yua), Tridacna shell, Abelam people — Shell Ring (Yua)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century

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

Betel-nut Mortar, Wood, Murik people — Betel-nut Mortar
Murik people
19th–early 20th century

Female Figure, Wood, Inyai-Ewa people — Female Figure
Inyai-Ewa people
16th–19th century

Yam Mask, Fiber, paint, Abelam people — Yam Mask
Abelam people
early to mid-20th century

Ceremonial Bowl, Wood, traces of lime pigment, Tami Islands — Ceremonial Bowl
Tami Islands
19th–early 20th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Yinongwut, Sunggwei Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Wanyi and Kalaba clans — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Multiple artists/makers
1970

Egadakua (basket), Nauruan artist, Pandanus leaves, shark teeth, fiber, Nauru — Egadakua (basket)
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century