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(item) = wigs

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Records returned: 1 - 5 of 5 for 'Item = wigs'

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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 modern equivalent	Made by	Used by
More	Finery and self decoration	Wigs	Burr wig	Burrs, human hair, string, rattan, fig bark, pig grease, sword grass leaves, tree fern, bamboo	y	Men	Men
More	Finery and self decoration	Wigs	Trapezoid wig	Burrs, human hair, string, rattan, fig bark, pig grease, sword grass leaves, tree fern, bamboo		Men	Men
More	Finery and self decoration	Wigs	Oval wig	Burrs, human hair, string, rattan, fig bark, pig grease, sword grass leaves, tree fern, bamboo		Men	Men
More	Finery and self decoration	Wigs	Crescent wig	Burrs, human hair, string, rattan, fig bark, pig grease, sword grass leaves, tree fern, bamboo	y	Men	Men
More	Finery and self decoration	Wigs	Foliage wig	Burrs, human hair, string, rattan, fig bark, pig grease, sword grass leaves, tree fern, bamboo		Men	Men

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Last updated: Thur Oct 9 2003