Man's comb of tortoiseshell, flat with thirteen teeth, the top indented, worn at the back of the head, and one corner broken off: Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 19th century

Harp or kundi with wooden turtle-back body covered with leather, curved arm with carved head on headstock, five tuning-pegs and strings of vegetable fibre: Africa, North Africa, Sudan, Darfur

Bonito and dolphin fishing hook of bone and shell: Polynesian, Tonga

Bonito and dolphin fishing hook of bone and shell: Polynesian, Tonga

Fish-hook with shank of pearl shell, barb of turtle shell lashed on, lure of white feathers attached, and long line of plaited sinnet: Polynesian, Tonga

Fish-hook, barb of turtle shell lashed on bone shank backed with pearl shell, lure of fibre tuft, with part of stout plaited line attached, collected by Captain Cook on last voyage: Pacific Peoples, Tonga, 1776 - 1779

Fish-hook comprising shank of white shell, turtleshell barb and plume of white feathers attached to line of plaited sinnet: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

One of three fishing lines of plaited sinnet, with hook of shell and turtle shell: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

One of three fishing lines of plaited sinnet, with hook of shell and turtle shell: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

One of three fishing lines of plaited sinnet, with hook of shell and turtle shell: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Fish-hook comprising shank of shell and turtle-shell barb attached to long sinnet line: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Comb with teeth of turtle-shell fastened together with bands of variegated straw plait: Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Comb made of strips of turtleshell with upper part interlaced with bands of red and yellow vegetable fibre: Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Comb with fourteen teeth of turtleshell bound together with strips of vegetable fibre, the handle ornamented on one side with geometric patterns in yellow fern tissue: Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Fish-hook with shank of pearl shell carved in form of a fish, barb of turtle shell lashed on with cord, and 'beard' of small discs of shell and black nut: Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Fish-hook with shank of pearl shell carved in form of a fish, barb of turtle shell lashed on with cord, and 'beard' of small discs of shell and black nut: Melanesian, Solomon Islands