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Platter2720/22

Carved wooden board. The rectangular board has a carved indentation in the front and is rounded with carved design on the back. On the top is a carved figure with a protruding head and long beard, sitting with hands on knees. The front and top figure were painted black. The back has a carved 'v' motif with curled ends, repeated twice vertically and three times horizontally. The back was painted in red, black and white.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2720/21

Ornament made of woven plant fibre and two boar tusks. The tusks curved inward to a narrow woven basket covered at the bottom with fur. The basket has a black and yellow pattern and tapers towards the top. There is a green string attached to the basket end.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk, fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2720/20

Large shell neck ornament with reddish woven band. The shell is cresent shaped and covered with red pigment on the front. The band is knotted through holes in each end. The band tapers at the ends and has a single cowrie shell attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
shell, fibre, pigment and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe2720/19 a-b

Trade axe (part a) with stone blade (part b). The axe handle is light coloured, smooth wood with a slight curve. The head of the axe has a dark coloured wood piece on one side and a black stone blade on the other. Both are wrapped with plant fibre and resin attaching them to the handle.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, plant fibre and stone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2720/18

Tall carving from one dark piece of wood, 4 male figures stand or sit on one another's head or shoulders to form a tower, 4 females form another tower facing them. Each pair of figures embrace. Top female is small and sits, attached to both the body of her opposing male and the head of the female below. Ears and some eyes are painted reddish brown; fingers, hairlines and body decorations are painted white.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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War Shield2703/1

Large carved and painted wood shield. The teardrop shape narrows with a circular shape at that end. Front decoration includes a white background, six orange curl designs joined by vertical bars with circle and semi-circle cutouts, orange horned motifs, an orange and white chain link at the edge of the shield, dark brown relief borders, and a carved zigzag aacross the narrowing. The back is unpainted and a curved handle with rectangular hole protrudes from the centre.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Sawa-Erma, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/3

Wood citak shield, oval-like shaped with a slight taper at both ends but one has a straight edge while the other is pointed. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the curved geometric design are painted orange and white with a black outline. The pointed top is white with an orange trapezoid on either side. The side edges and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, clay, ochre pigment and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/4

Wooden coastal shield, rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slight taper at the bottom. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the geometric design is painted orange and outlined in black all on a white ground framed in black. White stripe on top and bottom. Small carved head sits on the top middle edge. Two sets of four bundles of sennit attached along the side edges, one is missing. The back has black painted, triangular design on either side of a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/2

Wood citak shield, triangular-like shaped with a slight curve on one side. Detailed with a stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the triangular geometric design are painted orange and outlined in black. The triangles alternate with white recessed v-shapes and horizontal lines of white rectangles in between. The pointed top is brown with a white triangle near the tip. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/1

Wood citak shield, oval-like shape with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the c-like shape geometric design is painted white and outlined in black all on a brown ground. The top is brown with a white line running vertically through a black triangle. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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