Bamboo tube. The box is filled with woodfibres which are used for making fire.

Bamboo tube. On the open side engraved with a cross motif. The box is filled with wood fibres which are used for making fire. Purchased in 1962.

Pipe made of smooth, probably lacquered wood. The pipe is decorated with carved and cut-out geometrical patterns. The pipe is probably made for the use by men. Purchased in 1962.

Headband made from red cloth with a shell ornament attached. The ornament is decorated with circular carving. The original owner has seen the headband worn on several occasions. Purchased in 1962. The shell is ground into a flat round shape. It was worn as a headband during war (see picture in Miedema 1984, page 283),

Rectangular box (kabila) made from woven leaves. The box has a handle and lid. The sides of the box are decorated with a meandering pattern, brown in colour. The lid is decorated with red, blue and yellow strips of leaves. Purchased in 1962.

Round box (kabila) woven of leaves (strips). On the sides of the box different designs are woven in primary colours. The kabila has a handle and lid. The design on the lid is characteristic of Manokwari. The original owner purchased the box at an auction (lelang) held at the mission station at Pasar Putih.

Parang (machete), possibly crafted for ceremonial use. On the handle carved from wood a casuaris feathered pom-pom is attached. The wide blade is crafted from metal. Purchased in 1961.

Fourteen arrows, some fitted with rattan plaiting. The arrowheads are crafted from wood in different shapes.

Hair ornament of cuscus fur attached to a pin. A rattan ring at the upper end.

Suit of armour for protection against arrows and throwing spears. It consists of two parts attached to each other. The lower part is plaitwork (half plaited) with rattan support elements bound with thin rattan strips and orchid bark. The upper part consists of flexible shoulderbands in loopwork, with a decreasing number of loops that end in cords. At one end a rattan ring is attached.