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Tool3326/60

Stone tool or pestle(?). Carved from a single piece of stone. Simple design with one broad rounded end, and a relatively straight cylindrical shaft. End of shaft is broken.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3326/56

Long stone adze(?) or tool with a rounded blade end. The smooth shaft is cylindrical on one end, then curves slightly while also tapering to a blade. The underside has a notable indent, then has a flat surface until the blade edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3326/61

Stone tool. Partially rounded top, coming to a dull point on one side. In profile, the tool leans forward on an angle. Whereas straight-on, it is somewhat bell-shaped - tapering in slightly on the sides before flaring out at the base. The bottom surface is rough and uneven.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3326/59

Stone tool with a rough surface. The body is somewhat cylindrical before tapering to a dull point on one end. The other end is relatively flat.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3326/58

Oblong stone tool with a smooth surface and two flat ends - one on a slight angle. The body subtlely tapers towards the flat end. Cross-hatched lines are incised near angled end and deep vertical lines are on the opposite side and both sides of opposite end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3326/55

Stone axe head. The sides have a dual inclined plane terminating at a shallow rounded wedge blade. The head gradually increases in height from the butt to blade.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament3326/53

Chest ornament composed of woven rattan. Inserted through a tube-like pocket near the top is a wood crosspiece with two large cowrie shells attached on either side. The lappet consists of a long woven strip with scalloped edges, that tapers towards the bottom, with three smaller strips layered overtop at the tip. Above the crosspiece is a small rectangular section of weaving. A long plaited cord is attached to the crosspiece at either side. The weaving is outlined and decorated in single or double rows of small white shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, shell, plant fibre and rattan ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC641 a-b

The plain, brown, cylindrical handle (a) has a simple horizontal band of geometric decoration that consists of a triple outlined square at either side at one end and a pineapple-like stone head (a) at the other. The head is held in place by a woven band (b) that has a downward tapering piece of bone along one side. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has four horizontal rows of nine pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, stem ?, wood and bone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC636 a-c

Brown wood boat shape (part a) with two detachable arms (parts b-c) at the top. Spirals and zigzag patterns filled with white clay along the boat sides (part a). Both arms taper cylindrically to a flatter shape at the top, one of which is a spiral loop decorated with zig zags (part b) and the other one of which is an oval decorated with zig zags and a central spiral on one side (part c).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC643 a-b

Plain, cylindrical, brown wood handle (a) with a buoy shaped stone head (b) secured by a woven band. The handle tapers to a point at the bottom end.

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