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Long ArrowC1357

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above six of the eight cane joints. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with fibre. The point is carved with an arrow-barb near the tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Long ArrowC1355

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above four of the cane joints. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has bark (?) wrapped around it. The point has two stacked cones, each with a double base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Long ArrowC1353

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints with x-lines near the bottom middle. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is knot-wrapped with fibre strips. The brown point is painted with a black and red design consisting of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolIe417

Carved wooden stool with a rectangular shape consisting of an elongated crocodile as the base with a flat, rectangular shaped, seat with rounded corners. The reptile has countless scales carved in shallow relief. The tail and neck extend; they are conical in shape and taper to a point. The neck has a chevron incised design and the face has an incised mouth with eyes and nose carved in relief. The seat is the back of the crocodile. The stool is covered in black pigment. The underside is hollowed.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
teak wood ? and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food CarrierIg401

Food carrier composed of plant matter split into long strips that have been woven together to form a curved carrying surface ending in a long fringe. There is a braided handle attached at the centre of the width near the edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIe420

Wooden oval shaped bowl with pointed ends. Small figures of fish (?) on either side of a bird (?) carved on both sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe419

Carved wooden hook consisting of a female figure with a large oval shaped head with a long nose and a wide, open mouth displaying her teeth. Along the sides of the face is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is thin and triangular with an incised design; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised design surrounding a central face. There is a small fibre tie at the top. The wood is stained black, with a light coating of clay dust?.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, clay ? and stain
Made in
Tami Islands, Morobe, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe418

Carved wooden hook consisting of a male figure with a large, long, oval shaped head with a long nose and a slightly protruding tongue. The face has two fibre tufts on either side and is detailed with blue, white and red pigment painted in an abstract design. There is an elongated, semi-circular woven fibre handle at the top. The body consists of two arm-like structures painted red and blue that point outwards at the ‘elbow’ then taper in, creating a diamond shape. The base has a crescent shaped piece of wood with a central rectangular shape that joins to the body.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and pigment
Made in
Maprik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC976

A flat dark black piece that has a finial at the top consisting of a central hole around which there are curving radial lines within an oval shape that has a horizontal scroll-like design at the top end. The middle section is carved into a V-shape with elaborate swirl designs. The bottom section is a flat paddle-like shape. The grooves are filled with a white substance.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand1600/2

A tall light brown stick with a fibre fan attached by coiled stem at one end which curves.

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