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BasketC594

A very flexible bag-like basket. Main design consists of three equally spaced horizontal bands in black on a natural background. In between the horizontal bands in black there is a pattern of vertical woven strips creating vertical rectangles along a natural weave of horizontal strips. There is a connecting braided handle going from one side to the other with tassels.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf and hemp fibre
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC595

A small plain woven bag with a rectangular shape. Bag can stand up.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC604

A plain square handle. Seven teeth of varying lengths fan outward radially. Twisted plant fibre is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Massim ?
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging StickC644

Long wood piece that has a digging end which is flat spatula-like with a tapering narrow handle with a flat rectangular finial.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth BeltC113

A long wide strip of coiled bark edged with two strips of red with short black vertical strokes in the middle. There is a small bundle of fibre in between the coil.

Culture
Massim
Material
ochre pigment and bark
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC965

A round orange-red gourd container. The stopper has a boar tusk hook handle and a woven geometric patterned grass band, in yellow and brown. Gourd is decorated with a double row of black seeds with a white and red bead fringe. Spiral design on the dark brown wood spatula is carved in low relief and emphasized by lime. The spatula is attached to the gourd by a string. The stopper is attached to the gourd by a string.

Culture
Massim
Material
glass, wood, grass, lime mineral, seed, gourd fruit and boar tusk
Made in
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShellC1199 a-d

Four shell pieces. The first has an oval-like shape with a curved, toothed edge. The second shell (part b) is a thick U-shape. The third shell (part c) has a small hook at one end and a curved, toothed edge. The fourth shell (part d) has a bulbous L-like shape.

Culture
Massim
Material
shell
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth BeltC1533

A woven grass belt that has a few lighter strands added to form an uneven lozenge design.

Culture
Massim
Material
grass
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1003

A wide white rounded circular shell piece that curls around, creating a bracelet-like effect. The outside of the inner end has brown spots.

Culture
Massim
Material
shell
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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