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

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

Pipe Bowl (Epaepa or Pioro), Whale ivory, Marquesan (Enata) people — Pipe Bowl (Epaepa or Pioro)
Marquesan (Enata) people
early 19th century

Flywhisk (tahiri ra’a), Wood, coconut fiber, human hair, Rurutu or Tupua'I Island — Flywhisk (tahiri ra’a)
Rurutu or Tupua'I Island
Early–mid-19th century

Lidded Bowl (Kotue), Wood, Marquesan (Enata) people — Lidded Bowl (Kotue)
Marquesan (Enata) people
late 18th–early 19th century

Club ('U'u), Wood, Marquesan (Enata) people — Club ('U'u)
Marquesan (Enata) people
19th century

Bowl, Wood, Austral Islanders — Bowl
Austral Islanders
ca. 1820–40

Club ('U'u), Wood, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Club ('U'u)
Marquesan (Enata) people
early to mid-19th century

Headdress (Pa'e Kaha), Shell, turtleshell, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Headdress (Pa'e Kaha)
Marquesan (Enata) people
mid to late 19th century

Fan Handle (Ke'e), Wood, Marquesan (Enata) people — Fan Handle (Ke'e)
Marquesan (Enata) people
1820–50

Fan (Tahi'i), Wood, bone, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Fan (Tahi'i)
Marquesan (Enata) people
19th century

Ivory Ear Ornaments (Hakakai), Whale ivory, Marquesan (Enata) people — Ivory Ear Ornaments (Hakakai)
Marquesan (Enata) people
early 19th century

Headdress (Uhikana), Pearl shell, turtle shell, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Headdress (Uhikana)
Marquesan (Enata) people
late 19th century

Fish Hook, Wood, coconut husk fiber, Polynesia, unknown Outlier — Fish Hook
Polynesia, unknown Outlier
19th century

Ritual image (to'o) representing the deity Oro, Wood, coconut fiber, Maohi people — Ritual image (to'o) representing the deity Oro
Maohi people
18th century

Drum (Pahu), Wood, sharkskin, fiber, Austral Islanders — Drum (Pahu)
Austral Islanders
early 19th century

Popoi Pounder (Ke'a Tuki Popoi), Stone, Marquesan (Enata) people — Popoi Pounder (Ke'a Tuki Popoi)
Marquesan (Enata) people
19th century

Dance Paddle(?), Wood, Austral Islanders — Dance Paddle(?)
Austral Islanders
ca. 1820–40

Ladle, Wood, Austral Islanders — Ladle
Austral Islanders
ca. 1820–40

Suspended Bowl, Coconut shell, bone, seeds, fiber, Marquesan (Enata) people — Suspended Bowl
Marquesan (Enata) people
early to mid-19th century

Club, Wood, Austral Islanders — Club
Austral Islanders
19th century

Dance Paddle (?), Wood, Austral Islanders — Dance Paddle (?)
Austral Islanders
ca. 1820–40

Male Figure (Tiki), Whalebone, Marquesan (Enata) people — Male Figure (Tiki)
Marquesan (Enata) people
late 19th–mid-20th century

Ladle, Wood, Austral Islanders — Ladle
Austral Islanders
ca. 1820–40

Em, Wood, lizard skin, Asmat — Em
Asmat
20th century

Apa, wood, lizard skin, Melanesian (Huon Gulf?, Papua New Guinean) — Apa
Melanesian (Huon Gulf?, Papua New Guinean)
late 19th century

Figure ( Ti'i), Stone, Maohi (Tahitian) — Figure ( Ti'i)
Maohi (Tahitian)
early 19th century or earlier

Waist Cloth (Salatasi), Barkcloth, pigment, Wallis and Futuna Territory, probably Futuna — Waist Cloth (Salatasi)
Wallis and Futuna Territory, probably Futuna
late 19th–early 20th century

Mangarevan people

mid-20th century

Barkcloth Panel (Siapo), Barkcloth, pigment, Samoa — Barkcloth Panel (Siapo)
Samoa
early 20th century

Sash (Lafi), Barkcloth, pigment, Wallis and Futuna Territory — Sash (Lafi)
Wallis and Futuna Territory
late 19th–early 20th century

Time Marker, Wood, Melanesian (Massim Region, Papua New Guinean) — Time Marker
Melanesian (Massim Region, Papua New Guinean)
late 19th century

Jew's Harp, Bamboo, fiber., New Zealander, Polynesian — Jew's Harp
New Zealander, Polynesian
19th century

Vu Hu Din Dung, Bamboo, fiber string, Melanesian (Penetecost Island, Vanuatuan) — Vu Hu Din Dung
Melanesian (Penetecost Island, Vanuatuan)
late 19th century

Painted Barkcloth (Masi kesa), Barkcloth, pigment, Fijian — Painted Barkcloth (Masi kesa)
Fijian
late 19th–early 20th century

Shirt, Maison Margiela French, synthetic fiber, French — Shirt
Maison Margiela
Martin Margiela
spring/summer 1989

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

Knife Sheath, Wood, paint, metal, fiber, Paiwan people — Knife Sheath
Paiwan people
late 19th–early 20th century

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

No. 39 Polynesia from League of Nations (R80), issued by Novelty Gum Co., Chicago

1934