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Start Over Collection place Milne Bay Province, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 11-40265, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 11-40260, described as Wooden bowl
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 11-42639, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Cane/staff, accession number 11-43911, described as walking stick/sparring club; two opposed seated human figures (double 'tokwalu') carved near handle; incised S scroll design under figure; ebony; l. 110 cm. max. w. 4.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-42515, described as Carving, redish-brown wood; broad, sword-shaped with protected handle. Lime-filled incised motif at back edge of blade, around handle guard, and on five triple bands across blade. Scroll motif on cutting edge. Point chipped. 80.5 cm long, 17.6 cm wide. Probably made for sale to tourists. Note: “Considered old when purchased in 1950.”
Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39812, described as Sparring club of black palm wood, sword shaped. 86 cm long, 5.8 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 11-39804, described as Sparring club of black ebony wood (Diospyros species), incised with linear patterns filled with white pigment; sword-shaped with truncated tip. Rows of holes in both ends for attachment of tassels. 80.9 cm long, 10.3 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 11-39811, described as Sparring club of black palm wood, sword shaped. 110.9 cm long, 8.7 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 11-39801, described as Sparring club of black mahogany-like wood, incised linear patterns filled with white pigment; sword-shaped with truncated tip. 75.1 cm long, 10.9 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 11-39797, described as Sparring club of black ebony wood (Diospyros species), incised linear patterns filled with white pigment; sword-shaped with truncated tip. 77 cm long, 10 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. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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