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ClubC1755

Wide sword-shaped dance club. 'Blade' has designs of four vertical scrolls in the middle bordered by a zig zag line at either end with six elongations below, and tapers to a rounded point with a carved protrusion. The grip flares outward, starting with a scroll design that emanates outward into a zig zag line at the base. Rounded pommel has a carved scroll shape. Black-brown colour.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC592

A big brown wood bowl that has a hemispherical shape with a raised ridge at rim, which has a zig zag border pattern all around the edge emphasized with white pigment. Two holes are made at the rim on opposite sides to each other.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC609

A plain handle which tapers to a simple square notched finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted grass cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Massim ?
Material
grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC628

Thin brown wood figure of a crouching human on a rectangular base with the elbows on the knees and the chin resting on the hands. Face has circular eyes, a large nose, and a horizontal line with upward pointing triangles for the mouth and teeth. The brow is decorated with a zig zag line and there are carved ears at each side. Traces of white clay overall.

Culture
Massim
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC632

Pig with straight tail. The pig has geometric designs carved into sides, consisting of spirals and zigzag bands filled with white, pink and black pigment.

Culture
Massim
Material
pigment and wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC633

Five carved dark brown wood prongs with multiple overlapping, triangular carved barbs lashed to the brown wood shaft. Each prong is triangular in cross section. From the upper portion to the lower portion, the prongs are lashed with the following: two sets of string coiled around four times and connected to one another; braided stem?; coiled stem?; and a larger section of coiled stem?

Culture
Massim
Material
wood, stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC634

Six carved dark brown wood prongs with multiple overlapping, triangular carved barbs lashed to the brown wood shaft. Each prong is triangular in cross section. From the upper portion to the lower portion, the prongs are lashed with the following: five sets of string coiled around three or four times and connected to one another; coiled stem?; a smaller section of coiled stem?; and a larger section of coiled stem? Plain brown wood shaft.

Culture
Massim
Material
plant fibre, stem ? and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC646

Carved wooden paddle. Leaf-like blade with straight handle; the blade has some scroll and geometric design emphasized.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC647

Carved wooden paddle. Leaf-shaped blade with a knob carved in the shape of a bird's head at the tip; swirl designs emphasized with white near the top are carved along the top of the blade. Top of the handle has a scroll finial.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC593

Basket with bag-like design: two braided handles, and an oval shape with a slit down the centre top to form the mouth.

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