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Headdress720/10

A circle wrapped with stems(?), from which four woven bands extend and connect on either side of the circle. In between the bands a single stem is woven, attaching alternately to the band above and below, creating a triangular pattern. On the outside of the last band, wooden twigs are secured. The entire headdress is dark brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? or wood ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe466

Shield made from one piece of rectangular wood with rounded corners. The shield has a carved x-shaped design with a flat centre, arms that have a raised square pattern, and one extra arm that is flat and widens towards the end. A bark fibre (?) strap is attached at the back with the ends fed through two holes at the sides of the shield and knotted in the front.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bark fibre and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoardIe463

Board with overall elongated oval shape with one blunted end. The board is decorated with a symmetrical geometric design that is divided down the centre of the length and is carved into the wood with a slightly raised border around each shape. The raised areas are painted black, and the design is filled in with white and orangy-brown on the face. There are two crescent-shaped areas of the design, both black, and each with an elongated protruding element emerging from the straightest side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask720/15 a-b

A long wood mask (part a) painted dark brown with black curvi-linear lines. The vertical oval eyes have protruding cylindrical pupils. There is a ridge all the way down the middle of the face, extending to the long rounded curved nose that touches the bottom of the mask. The nose has a tusk curving upward at either side and is decorated with shells. There is an angular protrusion at the bottom of the mask. There are seeds and cowrie shells decorating the outer contours of the mask. The top of the mask has dark brown curly hair. There are some fragments in a small box (part b).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, paint, hair and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeIe353 a-b

A bamboo pipe consisting of two hollow cylindrical pieces (parts a-b). The longer piece (part a) is wider in diameter, and has a design consisting of pattern of natural-coloured diamond shapes surrounded by dark brown patterns with geometric borders, and a hole one one side at one end into which the smaller piece (part b) inserts. The smaller piece (part b) has a design consisting of vertical zig zagged tooth-like lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC613

A paddle-shaped handle created from the natural extensions of the eight long teeth, which fan outward radially. Fibre is woven around the middle in a black striped design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC856

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has an elaborately carved tip consisting of a small pair of barbs, four notches, and an elongated barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC863

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point is uncarved and does not have barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC754

A very long plain heavy light brown bamboo bow with a split cane string, which has one loosened end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowIe413

A plain arrow shaft. There is fibre wrapped around the base of the shaft, near the pointed end. The point is made up of six stacked cones having the smallest in the middle with a large band carved with diagonal lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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