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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-40334, described as Adze; conus shell blade; rattan binding; wood handle. L. 30 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Armband, accession number 11-40179, described as Woman's fern stem armlet. Armband. Dark-brown fern fiber braided, alternating herringbone and wave designs, with 3 diagonally-crossed yellow orchid stem strips; fern-fiber fringe where braiding is joined to formed a circlet. Diameter 6.6 cm., width 10 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 11-40133, described as Armshell of cone shell; width 6.3 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Armlet, accession number 11-40138, described as White shell cuff, pierced in two places for fibre strands of beads: 2 wild banana seeds, 4 spondylus, red glass beads, white glass beads, 1 small blue, 1 large blue, 1 large black. The single free end, below large blue bead ends in a small twist of pandanus.

Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 11-40310a,b, described as Garden Magician's ceremonial Stibe axe: a) axe handle with large ornamental flange on handle end. Length 78 cm. b) blade polished green stone blade. Length 23 cm. Width 10 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-40293, described as Chief's nested pandanus leaf basket. Basket; cylindrical, twill-plaited, interior reinforced with banana leaf mid-section; Diameter 22 cm.; height 10 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-40294, described as Chief's nested pandanus leaf basket. Basket with carrying strap; cylindrical, twill-plaited, interior reinforced with banana leaf mid section; carrying strap attached to opposite walls of basket; Diameter 26 cm., Height 10 cm. Carrying strap length 70 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-40300, described as Chief's nested pandanus leaf basket. Basket; cylindrical twill-plaited pandanus; interior reinforced with banana leaf mid-section; Diameter 20 cm, Height 9 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 11-40074, described as Disc-beads; shell; coral red color; stray pieces. Small string of red disk beads (spondylus) strung on plain white cotton thread. Beads are arranged by size (graduated) and two of the smallest beads hanging loose at the end. D. 7 cms.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 11-40180, described as Fern stem man's belt with orchid-stem decoration. Belt, dark-brown fiber braided in herringbone pattern; decorated with two border rows of wrapped orchid stem and central herringbone threading of orchid stem. Diameter 22.8 cm., height 3.5 cm.