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Treatment; 31 Oct 2020; Remove object(s) from unsuitable storage mount by removing adhesive, adhesive tapes or other mounting materials.; Organics

Reason: Storage
Description: Objects treated under this requisition underwent removal of their storage mounting materials which deemed unsuitable due to their long-term instability (e.g. acidic card) or invasiveness (e.g. abrasive cords, direct application of unsuitable adhesive or adhesive tapes, corrosive metal wire etc.) After removal of such materials the objects were either re- mounted for storage using more stable and suitable materials (e.g. acid-free card) or stored in polythene bags.
Details: Treatment

217 related objects

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1070 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mota

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1827 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kalingi

adze

Museum number: Oc.7866 |
Ethnic group: x84311 Made by:Micronesian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Yap

adze; blade

Museum number: Oc.9362.b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New CaledoniaFound/Acquired:New Zealand

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1040 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Erromango

adze; blade

Museum number: Oc.7947.b |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Caledonia

adze; blade

Museum number: Oc.9173 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mahina

adze

Museum number: Oc1951,03.42 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Banks Islands

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1071 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mota

adze

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1039 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Erromango

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.292 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

adze

Museum number: Oc,+.1137 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Hanover

animal remains

Museum number: Oc1929,0713.63 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

armlet

Museum number: Oc1889,0208.9 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Malakula

armlet

Museum number: Oc1851,0103.151 |
Ethnic group: x84255 Made by:Massim |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Louisiade Archipelago

armlet

Museum number: Oc,89+.14 |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mer

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Museum number: Oc.5920.b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Oetanata

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Museum number: Oc1944,02.1709 |
Ethnic group: x84663 Made by:Polynesian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Rennell Island

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Museum number: Oc.5920.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Oetanata

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Museum number: Oc1939,05.156 |
Ethnic group: x84319 Made by:Kamoro |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mimika River

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Museum number: Oc1909,-.70 |
Ethnic group: x84663 Made by:Polynesian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Bellona Island

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Museum number: Oc2000,02.7 |
Production date: 20thC(early) 1930s |
Production place: Made in:Solomon Islands |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1931,0706.25 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Makira

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Museum number: Oc1936,0720.292 |
Ethnic group: x83131 Made by:Asmat |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Eilanden River

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Museum number: Oc1927,1003.87 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:MonoFound/Acquired:Alu

artefact

Museum number: Oc1915,1008.120 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Vanuatu

artefact

Museum number: Oc1854,1229.43 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

awl

Museum number: Oc1925,1019.67 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Rikitea

awl

Museum number: Oc1925,1019.68 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Rikitea

awl

Museum number: Oc1925,1019.43 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Taku

axe

Museum number: 2020,Q.14 |
Production place: Made in:Australia

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.58 |
Production date: 1928 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc,NZ.35 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Christchurch (New Zealand)Found/Acquired:Sumner

axe

Museum number: Oc,RHC.5 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ambrym

axe

Museum number: Oc,RHC.2 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ambrym

axe

Museum number: Oc,+.291 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

axe; celt

Museum number: Oc,RHC.3 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ambrym

axe

Museum number: Oc,+.294 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

axe; blade

Museum number: Oc,+.665 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

axe

Museum number: Oc,+.293 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

axe

Museum number: Oc,RHC.7 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ambrym

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.60 |
Production date: 1928 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.57 |
Production date: 1928 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.28 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Bulloo, Mount

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.59 |
Production date: 1928 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc,+.1297 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc1928,0110.56 |
Production date: 1928 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Britain Archipelago

axe

Museum number: Oc,RHC.6 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ambrym

bag

Museum number: Oc1936,0720.53 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ramu River

blade

Museum number: Oc1978,Q.30 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

blade

Museum number: Oc1992,01.3 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Amsur

bottle; vessel

Museum number: Oc1978,Q.517 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Caledonia

bowl

Museum number: Oc1902,0417.39 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 1902 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Victoria River

bowl

Museum number: Oc1906,1013.781 |
Ethnic group: THES258658 Made by:Tubetube |
Production date: 19thC-20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tubetube

bowl

Museum number: Oc1957,06.11 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Reef Islands

bowl

Museum number: Oc1906,1013.599 |
Ethnic group: THES258655 Made by:Iwa |
Production date: 19thC-20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iwa

box; container

Museum number: Oc1851,0103.116.a |
Ethnic group: x84255 Made by:Massim |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Brumer Islands

breast-ornament

Museum number: Oc,89+.34 |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mer

breast-ornament

Museum number: Oc1913,1115.45 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Santa Cruz Islands (Oceania)

breast-ornament

Museum number: Oc,89+.26 |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mer

breast-ornament

Museum number: Oc,+.2431 |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 1885 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Torres Strait Islands

canoe-ornament

Museum number: Oc1906,1013.441 |
Ethnic group: x84255 Made by:Massim |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Milne Bay

celt

Museum number: Oc1906,-.34 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Erromango

celt

Museum number: Oc1893,0322.10 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Admiralty Islands

celt

Museum number: Oc1906,-.35 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Erromango

ceremonial adze

Museum number: Oc,St.862 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cook Islands

club

Museum number: Oc1944,02.1050 |
Ethnic group: x89634 Made by:Ni-Vanuatu |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Vanuatu

club

Museum number: Oc.5477 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Australia

club; marriage equipment

Museum number: Oc1848,0821.4 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:South Australia

comb

Museum number: Oc,LMS.13 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tanna (Vanuatu)

comb; personal ornament

Museum number: Oc1921,1025.32 |
Production date: 1921 |
Production place: Made in:Malaita |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Makira

container

Museum number: Oc1978,Q.337.a |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 1870 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nagir

container

Museum number: Oc1922,1024.8.a |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mer

dagger

Museum number: Oc1923,0512.28 |
Ethnic group: x90832 Made by:Tambora |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ramu River

dagger; knife

Museum number: Oc1978,Q.312 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:West Papua

disc

Museum number: Oc1910,1106.7 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Santa Cruz Islands (Oceania)

dish

Museum number: Oc1992,01.99 |
Ethnic group: x92814 Made by:Warapu |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Sissano

dish

Museum number: Oc1954,06.397 |
Ethnic group: x322489 Made by:Palauan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Palau

dish

Museum number: Oc1906,1013.583 |
Ethnic group: THES258654 Made by:Kwaiawata |
Production date: 19thC-20thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kwaiawata

dish

Museum number: Oc1992,01.100 |
Ethnic group: x92814 Made by:Warapu |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Sissano

drinking-cup

Museum number: Oc1901,0723.5 |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Collingwood Bay

drinking-cup

Museum number: Oc1901,0723.2 |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Collingwood Bay

drinking-cup

Museum number: Oc1901,0723.6 |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Collingwood Bay

drinking-cup

Museum number: Oc1901,0723.9 |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Collingwood Bay

drinking-cup

Museum number: Oc1901,0723.3 |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Collingwood Bay

ear-ornament

Museum number: Oc.5162 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

ear-ornament

Museum number: Oc,89+.60 |
Ethnic group: x85034 Made by:Torres Strait Islander |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mer

ear-plug

Museum number: Oc1887,0201.27 |
Production date: 19thC(early)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

ear-plug

Museum number: Oc1944,02.2076 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Merauke

ear-ring

Museum number: Oc1851,0103.145 |
Ethnic group: x84255 Made by:Massim |
Production date: 19thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Brumer Islands

ear-ring; ear-ornament

Museum number: Oc1978,Q.544 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Vanuatu

file

Museum number: Oc1912,0525.17 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1937,0703.44 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Little Papanui

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.211 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:OtagoFound/Acquired:Shag River

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.241 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.215 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:OtagoFound/Acquired:Shag River

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.212 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:OtagoFound/Acquired:Shag River

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.221 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1944,02.213 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:OtagoFound/Acquired:Shag River

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1887,0201.6 |
Production date: 19thC(early)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands