Table 2: Stone Tool Use and Material Culture in Papua New Guinea: Items of Material Culture

select id, cat,item,type,rawmat,stonetool,modern,made,used from hardy_14_tab2 where lower(cat) = weapons

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Where item is made with modern equivalent, this indicates that either a razor blade or steel knife was used.

More Category Item Type Raw Materials Made with stone tool? Made with modern equivalent Made by Used by
More Weapons Bow Bow Wood, bamboo y y Men Men
More Weapons Bow Bow string Bark fibre (string) y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Blunt-club arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Sharp-club arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Collared arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Clay-weighted arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Pronged arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Plain-pointed arrow milkwort version Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Plain-pointed arrow palmwood version Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Plain-pointed arrow betel palm-wood version Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Plain-pointed arrow Orania palm-wood version Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Plain-pointed arrow Black palm-wood version Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Long-pointed arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Broad-blade arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Rounded blade arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Fine-blade arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Narrow-blade arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Claw-tipped arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Bone tipped arrow (short-pointed version) Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Bone-tipped arrow (long pointed version) Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y   Men Men
More Weapons Arrow Carved arrow Wood, sword grass, bamboo, bark fibre (string), rattan, resin, leaves, clay, cassowary claws and leg bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Spear Haft Wood, cassowary bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Spear Head Wood, cassowary bone, wax, fig leaves y y Men Men
More Weapons Shields Bark shoulder shield Bark sheet, rattan, screw pine roots, wood y y Men Men
More Weapons Shields Bark hand shield Bark sheet, rattan, screw pine roots, wood y y Men Men

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