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Chiefi staff, wooden, painted black, decorated wit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920
Pendant earring of polished greenstone, Maori, from New Zealand, 1851-1910

Pendant earring of polished greenstone, Maori, fro

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910
Pendant or earring, of polished greenstone, hooked, worn by Maori chief, from New Zealand, 1851-1910

Pendant or earring, of polished greenstone, hooked

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910
Ceremonial Maori scabbard, wooden, with carved stylized human face, probably 19th century

Ceremonial Maori scabbard, wooden, with carved sty

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1780-1920
Fringed dance skirt, made of black and yellowish grey fibre, Maori, from New Zealand, 1871-1920

Fringed dance skirt, made of black and yellowish g

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920
A lump of ambergris, possibly used by the Maori; from strongroom, Wellcome Institute

A lump of ambergris, possibly used by the Maori; f

Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Wooden funnel, covered with carved spiral design, with shell inlay, traditionally used to feed chief during tattooing process, Maori, New Zealand, 1851-1925

Wooden funnel, covered with carved spiral design,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1925
Black basalt club, mere-shaped, Maori, from New Zealand, 1851-1920

Black basalt club, mere-shaped, Maori, from New Ze

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920