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Fighting ShieldIe474

Fighting shield with a convex ovoid shape with painted geometric designs in white, black and red emphasized with bands of indented dots. Three holes pierce through the shield near the centre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut Container1485/9

Conical shape, woven container with small flat, oval shaped bottom, a bamboo rim and a chevron pattern on the sides. There is a circular fibre tie on the side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Oil Container1485/8

Conical shaped, horn container wrapped in a piece of fibre cloth then tied together with tightly wrapped thin pieces of root. The container has been covered in oil and is burnt on one end. There is a fibre, looped handle on the side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
horn, fibre, root and oil
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1485/7

Plant fibre rattle with a rounded triangular base that tapers to join a cylindrical shaped body that ends in an oval shaped loop handle. The body and handle are overlaid with thin layers of wrapped plant fibre which is decorated with a black pigment. The base has two pieces of boar tusk inside.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, boar tusk and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hoe1485/6

Wooden hoe with a short cylindrical, branch handle lashed with fibre twine to a large rectangular shaped, flat blade. There is a large indentation near the back of the blade where it is lashed.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Chimbu, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fighting Pick1485/5

Pick made with a wooden, cylindrical shaped handle that tapers to a pointed end. The pick is a large, cylindrical shaped bone that is incised with a band of triangular designs. The end has been carved into a point. The two pieces are attached together by tightly woven thin strips of fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Salt Container1485/1

Dark brown enclosed container of plant leaves encasing mineral salt, and tied at top. Salt crystals appear on exterior.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and salt mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1461/7

A light brown container with the upper half having an oval-like shape and the lower half having a round shape. The design consist of spirals, zig zags, straight lines, and dots. Through a hole at the top there is a fibre looped cord tied. Within the container is a piece of woven fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1461/3

A wide bowled spoon. The handle has a hole in the middle of the top central part where it is edged at the top with four protruding grooves, and there is a protruding vertical rectangle at each side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1188/46 b

Skirt made of dyed lengths of orange-brown grass looped over two lengths of blue cord at the waist that extend beyond the edges of the skirt to form ties.

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