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Courting Stick3274/80 a-b

Courting stick in two pieces carved from thin, long piece of wood. The shorter piece (part a) tapers in to a point at one end. The longer piece (part b) has a flat, rectangular section, and two barbed sections.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
wood
Made in
Truk Islands, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe3274/73 a-c

Model canoe, with single-hull outrigger. Main hull is carved of a single piece of wood with a lip attached by twisted cordage, and stands upright on keel. Wood rigging with fine twisted cordage attaches main boat to outrigger. A woven rectangular sail is suspended between two posts, and can be balanced upright above the main hull. It holds patterns of x shapes in two strips, one vertical and one horizontal. Parts b-c are model paddles.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
wood, sennit, pandanus leaf and cotton fibre
Made in
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC71

White, round, flat shells are sewn overlapping each other onto a braided fibre, arranged so the largest shells are at the bottom of the necklace and the smaller shells near the ends.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2658/6

Long, rectangular, mat with seven blue, lengthwise stripes alternating with six thinner, beige stripes. The two edges have maroon stripes along them. Fringes at either end are formed from the thin warp strands.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Truk, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxC1476

Plain, slightly ovoid shaped; lipped lid; string handle that runs through protrusions on two ends of body and in centre of lid.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
coconut husk fibre and wood
Made in
Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1483 a-e

Flap-topped basket with two compartments and four smaller baskets fitted inside; two woven handle straps; edges finished with blanket stitch; lid has fringe-like decorations at edge of flaps and pockets on the undersides of flaps. Inside baskets are of a similar but simpler style to the main basket.

Culture
Micronesian ?
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Federated States of Micronesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC72

Brown, palm nut discs threaded onto a fibre cord as well as sewn onto a second braided fibre cord on the inside of the necklace.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
plant fibre and palm nut
Made in
Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureB728

Standing figure of a man wearing a loin cloth. Black hair protrudes backwards from head. Red and black details around waist, head, and ears. Extended ears (ear spools?).

Culture
Micronesian
Material
breadfruit wood ? and paint
Made in
Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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