Collection place: Oceania / Loans: S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 11-39269, described as Axe; wood handle; polished black stone blade; long wood hafting section with flaring end wrapped in basketry; clusters of fiber chains and animal hair

Hearst Museum object titled Bamboo pipe, accession number 11-14778, described as bamboo pipe, incised, pyroengraved, body of pipe stuffed with grass gives cooler smoke.

Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-41327, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Canoe model, accession number 11-14646, described as Canoe model.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved board, accession number 11-41877, described as Carved ironwood plaque. Flat board, smoothed on one side. Other side has one complete and two partial human figures and bird’s heads on a background of intertwined banyan roots. Bird’s head border; low relief.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved panel, accession number 11-37087, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood figure, accession number 11-37345, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood human figure, accession number 11-38419, described as Squatting figure with hornbill head between his arms and knees; knotless netting band around his neck

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39798, described as Sparring club of black ebony wood (Diospyros species), incised linear patterns filled with white pigment; designs mixed on one side. Sword-shaped with truncated tip. 53.3 cm long, 7.2 cm wide. Used in informal fights, village brawls, arguments over gardens, pigs, women, sorcery, and breaches of etiquette; not used in formal warfare. Sometimes carried in mortuary ceremonies and annual feasts.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39814, described as Sparring club of black palm wood, incised patterns filled with white pigment, machete-shaped, and an acculturated form. 55.2 cm long, 5.4 cm wide. (Six-pointed star design) Used in informal fights, village brawls, arguments over gardens, pigs, women, sorcery, and breaches of etiquette; not used in formal warfare. Sometimes carried in mortuary ceremonies and annual feasts.