Pukaea or trumpet of wood, bound with varnished flax and decorated with carving and paua shell: Polynesia, New Zealand, Rotorua, Māori, Ngati Tuwheretoa and Ngapuhi, by Henry Pona, c. 1993

Carving of Maui, Koruru (mask) for the gable of a meeting house. Totara wood, painted red with haliotis (paua) shell inlay: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, by John Bevan Ford, 1993

Maui Goes Fishing, an ink drawing on paper of a stylized cloak above a figure in a sailing boat on the sea, from the Nga Tohunga Waka series: Polynesia, New Zealand, Manawatu, Māori, by John Bevan Ford, 1994

Cowrie shell ornament strung with gut, edged with pale pink snail shells and with two pendant strands: Micronesia, Gilbert Islands, c. 1960s

Cowrie shell ornament strung with gut, and with a triangular pendant edged with small brown snail shells: Micronesia, Gilbert Islands, c. 1960s

Pot of earthenware, hand-built and wood-fired, entitled 'Ipu Waiora', 'Vessel to Hold Life-Sustaining Waters', with crested ornament on top representing the element koro, a life-force which binds all creation: Polynesia, New Zealand, Dargaville, Māori people, by Manos Nathan, 1994

Sash of brown banana fibre woven with cross bands and the names of its makers, KENIE and MALEM: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Kosrae (Kusaei) Island, Lelu Island

One of a pair of ear ornaments comprising alternate discs of white shell and black nut, with a terminal ring of white shell: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, late 19th century

One of a pair of ear ornaments comprising alternate discs of white shell and black nut, with a terminal ring of white shell: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, late 19th century

Shoulder covering of woven banana fibre with fringed ends: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Yap, Fais Island

Armlet consisting of a strip of dark tortoiseshell scored with ten parallel lines and bent round into the shape of a ring with overlapping ends: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

Vessel, carved to represent a frigate bird, wood with plant fibre cord: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap Island, early 20th century

Shallow oval dish of tortoiseshell: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Palau (Pelew)

Hatchet of green basalt: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Yap Island

Hatchet of shell with convex faces and rounded ends: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Pohnpei (Ponape) Island, Nan Madol

Adze head made of smoothed clam shell: Micronesian, Caroline Islands, Kosrae (Kusaei) Island