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Clappers, Stone, Oceania — Clappers
Oceania
20th century

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

Cultures Oceania VII, John Walker British, Oil and synthetic resin on canvas — Cultures Oceania VII
John Walker
1982

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

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

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

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

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

Skull Hook (Agiba), Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Skull Hook (Agiba)
Kerewa people
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

Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island — Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-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

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

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

Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island — Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century

Mbita-Ni-Tanga, Bamboo, Melanesian (Fijian) — Mbita-Ni-Tanga
Melanesian (Fijian)
ca. 1830

Club, Wood, fiber, Ambrym Island — Club
Ambrym Island
19th–early 20th century

Platter (Siye Kon), Wood, Ambrym Island — Platter (Siye Kon)
Ambrym Island
19th–early 20th century

Grade Figure (Maghe ne Naun or Maghe ne Hivir), Fernwood, earth, paint, Ambrym Island — Grade Figure (Maghe ne Naun or Maghe ne Hivir)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-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

Slit Gong (Atingting kon), Tin Mweleun (commissioned by Tain Mal), Wood, paint — Slit Gong (Atingting kon)
Tin Mweleun
mid- to late 1960s

Club (Sali), Wood, Fijian — Club (Sali)
Fijian
mid to late 19th century

Parrying Shield, Aboriginal artist, Wood, Lower Murray River region — Parrying Shield
Aboriginal artist
19th century

Breastplate (Civanovonovo), Whale ivory, pearl shell, fiber, Fijian people — Breastplate (Civanovonovo)
Fijian people
early 19th century

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

Oil container, Nauruan artist, Coconut shell, feathers, shell(?), coral, fiber, stone(?), hair(?), Nauru — Oil container
Nauruan artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Ritual dish (daveniyaqona), Wood (vesi), Fijian — Ritual dish (daveniyaqona)
Fijian
Early 19th century

Baratjala, Nonggirrnga Marawili Australian, Natural pigments and recycled print toner on eucalyptus bark, Madarrpa — Baratjala
Nonggirrnga Marawili
2022

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

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

Kooauau, wood, Maori — Kooauau
Maori
early 19th century

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

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

Basket (Jawun), Fiber, paint, Northern Queensland people — Basket (Jawun)
Northern Queensland people
late 19th–early 20th century

Weaving Peg (Turuturu), Wood, Maori people — Weaving Peg (Turuturu)
Maori people
Late 18th–early 19th century