Object class: Basketry (object genre) / Collection place: Melanesia / Function: 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-42631, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-42632, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-42634, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry plug, accession number 11-40216, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry plug, accession number 11-40213, described as basketry plug w/ perforated tusk handle

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry plug w/ tusk handle*, accession number 11-40215, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry plug w/ tusk handle, accession number 11-43076, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry plug w/ tusk handle, accession number 11-40214, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Lime gourd, accession number 11-40187, described as Lime gourd, oval; red and white bead, black banana seed, wood and shell pendants suspended from ends of hanging cord and stopper: one pendant is small open-work wooden carving- bird motif- likely the finial of a lime spatula; stopper- brown fiber wrap and top row binding; yellow orchid stem weft in reversing twill. Contains lime; Diameter 9.4 cm, height 14 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Lime gourd, accession number 11-40994, described as Lime gourd; small, pear shaped gourd with plaited band of yellow orchid fiber and brown fiber around top; twisted bark chord inserted through sides and tied for hanging; boar’s tusk used for stopped; two strands of blue, red, and white beads, at the end of which pearl shells are ties, is attached to top for ornamentation; 13 cm long. Gourd contains lime which is used in betel nut chewing.