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Collection of native artifacts including spears, taxidermied Kiwi bird, portrait, spears, clubs, carvings, severed heads, and more
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.24865
Display Title Collection of native artifacts including spears, taxidermied Kiwi bird, portrait, spears, clubs, carvings, severed heads, and more
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Zealand / Polynesia" Printed on photograph: "550/ / JM"
Department Photographic
Date before 1890
Culture
  • New Zealand
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.2875 × 19.05 cm (5 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Collection of native artifacts including spears, taxidermied Kiwi bird, portrait, spears, clubs, carvings, severed heads, and more
36-90-70/10882.1.4 Collection of native artifacts including spears, taxidermied Kiwi bird, portrait, spears, clubs, carvings, severed heads, and more
New Zealand
Floor mats with Jade ornaments, Meres or clubs, Tiki of Jade, Taniko work, and Kiwi kits
2004.29.24904 Floor mats with Jade ornaments, Meres or clubs, Tiki of Jade, Taniko work, and Kiwi kits
New Zealand
Image Not Available for View of larger section of bas relief, adobe frieze: Chan Chan Unit J, Feature 3; shows seated bird men at top holding spears pointed downwards, crab and a swimming human figure in the middle and seated bird men with spears pointing upwards at base of frieze
2010.2.2.5.30.22 View of larger section of bas relief, adobe frieze: Chan Chan Unit J, Feature 3; shows seated bird men at top holding spears pointed downwards, crab and a swimming human figure in the middle and seated bird men with spears pointing upwards at base of frieze
Moche Valley
Chan Chan
Spears, miniature, reed shaft, pointed reed or horn? spear heads, wrappings
2004.1.271 Spears, miniature, reed shaft, pointed reed or horn? spear heads, wrappings
Spear
Oceania
Large group of men and women dancing; spears show over heads; woman in foreground covered in clay
2006.12.1.5.16 Large group of men and women dancing; spears show over heads; woman in foreground covered in clay
Documentary
New Guinea
Large group of men and women dancing; spears showing over their heads
2006.12.1.5.18 Large group of men and women dancing; spears showing over their heads
Documentary
New Guinea
Media Restricted
 		2004.29.24806 Severed head for sale
New Zealand
Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
46-78-70/2368.1 Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
Spear
Papua New Guinea
Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
46-78-70/2368.4 Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
Spear
Papua New Guinea
Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
46-78-70/2368.3 Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
Spear
Papua New Guinea
Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
46-78-70/2368.2 Spears with dark wooden heads with barbs, and cane shafts with incised+
Spear
Papua New Guinea
Heads of seal spears
67-24-10/633 Heads of seal spears
Harpoon
Canada