This is a solid wood headrest from New Guinea. It is believed to have come from the Markham Valley region.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on Melanesia, only the best of the sites that we visited! Lonely Planet Destinations Web page at: http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/ dest/dest.htm Pacific Islands Resources (Melanesia section) Web page: http://www2.hawaii.edu/ ~ogden/piir/mela.html Teaching the Pacific Forum Links Web page: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/ centres/SouthPacific/links.html Links of the South Pacific Web page: http://www.oceanicarts.com/ other.htm

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is available for the topic of Melanesian: Audio-Visual Program - African and Melanesian Art Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: The Museum Explorers Library contains books on Melanesia. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page. The following is a list of printed materials about Melanesia which may by available through your library: No materials available at this time, please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the past three years. There are no previous school projects on Melanesia. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This is a bamboo hair comb from Astrolabe Bay, New Guinea.