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FigureIe453

Carved wood figure of a human standing on a human head. While both heads have a long, flat, outward pointing nose, round red eyes, ears, and an open red mouth with a tongue in the middle, the top head has a downward pointing hair line and the bottom head has a straight horizontal hair line. The main body has a long cylindrical torso with curving arms holding something long along the middle of the chest. There is a metal hanger around the upper neck. Designs on the upper body include vertical rows of red triangles while designs on the lower body include vertical rows of red ovals. Colours are red and white on natural brown.

Culture
Asmat ?
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC977

The tusks form a circle with their bases connected with red fabric and woven bands attached to the centre where there are two teeth.

Culture
Asmat ?
Material
bark, fibre, tooth and boar tusk
Made in
Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1481/1

Long brown wooden carving, or sculpture, with on a flat rectangular base. Five human figures are stacked on top of each other and are connected by interlocking hands and feet. From the bottom up, two human figures are standing on their heads. One figure has their hands on the other figure's waist while the other figure has their hands curled around the base. In the centre of the sculpture, is a figure that is right side up, and is holding on to the hips of the figure bellow. Sitting on this figure's head is another figure. The hand of this figure connects to the back of the ankles of a figure directly in front of them directly in front of them.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Agats, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2514/6

The object is a woven necklace. The top part consists of a chain of connected circles. From the mid-point of the chain, there is a single, woven strand. On this string, there are 7 pieces of wood (bamboo?) alternating with 6 chains of connected circles made of fibre. At the end of one of these chains, there is a nut casing attached via a fibre string. Also on the single strand, there is a dark brown fibre attached and knotted.

Culture
Asmat ?
Material
fibre, wood, nut ? and bamboo grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2514/5

Woven band with 38 rows of shells on one side, three shells in each row. On each end there are three blue, plastic beads attached. At one end, there is a metal clasp with a circle and two curved, engraved lines. At the other end, there is a circular attachment made from the root-like material.

Culture
Asmat
Material
fibre, nassarius shell, plastic, aluminium metal ? and root ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2514/4

Headdress with multiple cassowary feathers attached on two sides of the circular base. This leaves two segments of the circular band that do not have feathers attached, and the band is tightly wrapped with a plant material all around.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary feather, wood and grass ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2514/3

The object is a woven belt with a loop attachment at one end and two woven cords at the other. At either end there are woven strands with frayed ends, two at the loop end, and three at the cord end (which also has another woven strand ending in a loop-type shape). There is an overlapping zigzag design of woven material over the main part of the belt. Both use alternating light and dark brown colour.

Culture
Asmat
Material
grass and sago fibre ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Legging2514/2

A woven grass legging. The top woven design consists of alternating rows of light and dark brown. Below this, the grass is knotted and then hangs down freely. There is a loop and cord attachment at the top of the legging.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2514/1

Child's grass skirt with a light and dark brown braided top edge that ends with a loop and cord attachment. A woven design at the top consists of alternating light and dark brown lines from which hangs fine strips of brown grass. Some of the woven designs are in a square shape and are attached separately from others. Many sections overlap for a layered effect.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre ?, grass and dye
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body MaskIe415

Tumbuan 'mask' or body costume. Conical shape made of a wooden frame and wrapped with a large piece of mulberry bark that is painted with a vertical striped pattern in dark brown, light brown and orange. Along the bottom edge is a long fringe of sennit(?) dyed red and black; the sides have two red tufts. Attached to the front is an oval shaped wooden mask covered in white clay. The face has a long forehead, protruding brow, nose and red tongue. The septum has boar tusks running through; eyes are inlaid with shell. Around the eyes and nose is black and white spotted detailing. Above the mask are black feathers, a large tuft of sennit ? dyed black and painted red and white. The top back has a fibre woven plate, an erect woven handle and a pink and blue fabric decoration with white feathers. The top sides have wooden handles painted black, red and white.

Culture
Asmat
Material
palm leaf, clay, paint, feather, wood, shell, cotton fibre, plant fibre, mulberry bark, boar tusk and dye
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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