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(wood) = y

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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 Finery and self decoration Ornamental stone axe Haft Wood, rattan, fig bast fibre cuscus fur, hoop pine resin y y Men Men
More Finery and self decoration Ornamental stone axe Socket Wood, rattan, fig bast fibre cuscus fur, hoop pine resin y y Men Men
More Finery and self decoration Ornamental stone axe Strands Wood, rattan, fig bast fibre cuscus fur, hoop pine resin y y Men Men
More Musical instruments Drum Drum Wood, rattan, possum skin, string, clay, hoop pine resin, wax   y Men Men
More Tools Stone axe Socket Wood, rattan, fig leaves, stone y   Men Men
More Tools Stone axe Haft Wood, rattan, fig leaves, stone y   Men Men
More Tools Stone axe Binding Wood, rattan, fig leaves, stone y   Men Men
More Tools Steel axe haft Stone, wood y y Men Men
More Tools Needles Wooden needle Tree fern(wood) y y Men mainly Women sometimes Men and Women
More Tools Clubs and wedges Cleaver club Wood     Men Men
More Tools Clubs and wedges Cleaving wedges Wood     Men Men
More Tools Clubs and wedges Pig club Wood     Men Men
More Tools Clubs and wedges Taro club Wood   y Men Men and Women
More Tools Digging sticks Woman's digging stick Wood y   Men Women
More Tools Digging sticks Man's digging stick Wood y   Men Men
More Tools Digging sticks Cane grass digging stick Wood     Men Men
More Tools Fishing net Fishing net Wood, netbag, plant stems     Women Women
More Tools Broom Broom Wood   y Men and Women Men and Women
More Tools Walking stick Walking stick Wood   y Men Men
More Weapons Bow Bow Wood, bamboo 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


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