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Western Division, Fiji
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Caroline Islands
6,495
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Federated States of Micronesia
6,364
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Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
5,965
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Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
5,634
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Ra Province, Fiji
5,200
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Edward W. Gifford
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Delila S. Gifford
5,660
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Bruce D. Lawes
1,740
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V. L. Rambithi
1,426
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Bronislaw Malinowski
1,004
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
961
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
960
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Jackson R. Myers
287
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Dave McCarty
207
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Alfred Métraux
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Viking Fund Incorporated
7,781
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
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University Appropriation
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Bronislaw Malinowski
1,158
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
969
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Ellsworth La Boyteaux
674
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Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
650
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Arnold R. Pilling
570
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H. R. Balfour
570
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Ralph Craib
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6,801
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Micronesian
6,705
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Yap
5,961
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New Guinea, Papua Island
2,814
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Adrianus Alexander Gerbrands
60
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Caroline Mytinger
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Thomas T. Waterman
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Osiik
6
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Hans Taramij
5
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King David Kalakaua
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Peter Luwilung
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23
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Intsia bijuga
11
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Acropora
10
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James Cook
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Australia
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Melville Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
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Angurugu, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Gulf of Carpenteria, Northern Territory, Australia
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Java, Indonesia
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Acc.916
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Acc.1187
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Acc.2006
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Acc.1915
650
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Acc.1150
570
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Acc.25
526
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Acc.4204
357
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Acc.18
341
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Acc.587
288
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Acc.2519
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Orinda, Contra Costa County, California
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New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, Islands Region
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Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
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Western Australia
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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
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1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
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1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
879
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5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
809
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1.1 Hunting and Fishing
691
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1.5 Household
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5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
591
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5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
434
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4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
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S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
377
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S1928-1929 #1: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (May 1929–August 1945)
158
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S1985-1986 #47: Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale Univ.) (April 1, 1986–July 31, 1986)
103
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S1985-1986 #48: Jagiellonian University, Poland (October 1, 1986–March 31, 1987)
103
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S1985-1986 #49: Warsaw Museum of Asia and the Pacific (1987–1987)
103
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S1985-1986 #9: Arizona State Museum (September 20, 1985–February 7, 1986)
103
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S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)
98
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S1972-1973 #42: Frank A. Norick/Frank A. Norick (January 8, 1973–January 11, 1973)
82
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S1975-1976 #72: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (April 19, 1976–September 14, 1976)
55
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S1942-1943 #4: Museum of New Mexico (April 5, 1943–June 5, 1943)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone shell, museum number 11-12010, described as Abalone shell
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41501, described as Micaceous abrading stone. Tan with silver mica specks, 3.7 cm wide x 8.5 cm long
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41507, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41508, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41502, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41499, described as Abrading stone. Flat stone; 8.5 cm x 16.5 cm; majority of surface light gray, dark gray where chipped on edges; one end flat, the other rounded.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41504, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41506, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41503, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, museum number 11-41500, described as Stone implements; abrading stones. Some with archaeological patination. Used as abrading stones.
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