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ArrowC1064

A plain cane shaft and long wood point are stained but undecorated. The base of the point is wrapped with string tied in a series of half hitches and coiled with stem (?).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stem ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1065

An arrow that has four hardwood prongs set into a reed shaft and tied with string. Each prong has a point with two sets of three pairs of barbs. The end is notched.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, wood and reed grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1066

A plain cane shaft is stained dark but undecorated. The base of the point is wrapped with string tied in a series of half hitches. The point is elaborately carved in geometric pattern consisting of dots and diamond shapes, and the tip of the point is bound with a bone barb.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, bone, wood and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose OrnamentC108

A plain cream-white cylinder which tapers to a rounded blunt point at each end. Has natural oval-shaped contour lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1068

A plain wood shaft with a long black, red, and white carved geometric design consisting of four upward pointing arrows with an x-shaped base, one on each side. The long point is plain. The end of the shaft is notched.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2642/9

Light brown coloured wooden spear with yellow-brown woven plant material near the tip of the spear with dark brown resin that holds seven sharp spikes on each side of the tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone ?, resin ?, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2642/6

Carved wooden drum in a cylindrical shape with an extension and handle down one side. There are incised designs on the drum and handle part. There is a leather string attached through the holes of the handle part at either end of the drum that does not appear to be original to the object.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
orange wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1071

A long plain bow with a black finish. Each end of the bow has a wide ring that has an incised geometric design of diagonal lines and diamond shapes. (No string).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1072 a-b

A very long plain brown bow (part a) with one side painted black. The string is in the form of a strip of cane (part b) with a knot at one end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarC1293

A brown rounded bottom with a bowl in the middle. Spiral patterns in a band around the top of bowl. Pattern emphasized with lime.

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