Vol. 30 / No. 1

By: Adria H. Katz

Borneo to Philadelphia: The Furness-Hiller-Harrison Collections

In the years 1895-1903 William H. Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison, Jr., (Fig. 1) traveled extensively […]

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Vol. 39 / No. 1

By: Adria H. Katz and Jennifer L. White

Betel Chewing Paraphenalia from Asia and the Pacific: Behind the Scenes

From the east coast of Africa through South and Southeast Asia to the islands of Melanesia, wherever the areca palm […]

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Vol. 43 / No. 2

By: Adria H. Katz

Decorated Canoe Prow-boards from the Trobriand Islands

The University Museum recently came into possession of three canoe prow-boards (Fig. I) collected in the Trobriand Islands in 1983 […]

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Vol. 57 / No. 1

By: Adria H. Katz

Curiosities & Commodities: Oceanian Objects From Two World’s Fairs

In the fall of 2003, the Oceanian Section of the Penn Museum acquired materials from New Caledonia and the Philippines […]

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