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Gable BoardC621

Flat, oval shaped wood with a stylized facial design carved in shallow relief. The negative space is covered in a white pigment. The back is undecorated and has a slight, rectangular shaped, tapered protrusion.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lime mineral and wood
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BullroarerC622

Carved wooden bullroarer with a flat, oval shaped body with tapered, pointed ends. The surface is incised with a repeating geometric pattern of vertical and horizontal lines intermixed with x-shapes. The cuts are detailed with brown pigment while the negative space has white pigment. The top has a hole drilled through and the back is slightly concaved.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and lime mineral
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WigC623

A wig with the hair secured by being knotted into a woven grass cap. Hair is brown with short curls overall.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and human hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC627 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The cylindrical coiled stopper (part b) has a woven cover of clock-wise pointing arrows on an open work weave. The rim of the stopper is a yellow, and brown checkered pattern.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit, wood and grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltC629

A wide flat circularly coiled bark belt that has elaborate linear geometric designs filled with white clay. Fibre cords are looped through holes at one end and near the middle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC631

Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape narrowing in the centre. On the side is a handle with rectangular projections on either side that are incised with a stylized fish design; white pigment in the cuts. There are two vertical ribs on either side of the handle that have holes drilled through. A piece of skin is attached to the top with cotton binding.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lizard skin, wood, cotton fibre, lime mineral and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC637

Long shells (orange and white) are placed between 6-10 small cut cylindrical shells. Colours: orange, white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC638

Club with a cylindrical handle that tapers to a rounded point and a black stone disc head that sits between plant fibre (?) or bark (?) bands on the shaft.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, stone, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC639

Club with a tapering handle that comes to a point at the base and a disc-shaped black stone head mounted on a band of woven plant fibre or bark (?) with a narrower piece of wood protruding from the top, which is ornamented with orange-brown, grey and red feathers attached via twined plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, plant fibre, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC640

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with a head having pineapple-like bosses. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has three horizontal rows of ten to twelve pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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