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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-39485, described as Adze; wood shaft, blade fashioned from giant Tridacna (giant clam) shell; 3-strand coconut fiber lashing; used for hollowing out canoes; 150 years old when presented 1942
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-1127, described as Adze handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-39455.1, described as Tapa (barkcloth); 2 different sheets pasted together; lower sheet with reddish brown triangle patterns rubbed on; upper sheet painted with black and reddish brown in a design with a wide border and central square divided into 8 triangles filled with plant patterns
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-42595a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-39471, described as pouch, flat; thrown away after one use; from coconut palm
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-1435, described as Openwork coiled basket with handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-2407, described as Coconut-leaf carrying basket
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-2683a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-43055, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-2140, described as Basket.

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