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Ancestor Spirit FigureIe498

Carved wooden standing figure with his arms hanging down to his bent knees. The face is large and circular with exaggerated protruding eyes inlaid with shell; a long nose bridge and a hollow septum that holds a bundle of fibre. The mouth is slightly triangular in shape with its teeth bared. The head and chest have a repeating triangular geometric pattern carved in relief and painted with orange and white pigment; the stomach has a stylized design around the bellybutton. Bundles of fibres are attached to the ears; fibre cords with fibre bundles are tied around the stomach covering the groan, wrist and ankles. The figure stands on a circular base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre, shell, wood and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Orators StoolIe497

Large masked wooden figure sitting on a stool. Dark wood with white paint only on face section. Protruding nose, elongated and covered in white shells extending down and attached to the chest area. Mask is fringed by long black feathers. Eyes are white circular cut shells. On figure's back and buttock area are pink stripes, also found on stool. Figure is represented naked and chest and genital areas are exposed. Tied woven cord or anklets at knee area.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paint, shell, wood, feather and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit GongIe496

Long, carved wooden gong, cylindrical in shape with two protruding handles at both ends. The sides are carved in relief with a stylized geometric design that has triangular detailing. The handles have a bird-like figure with a long beak and forehead; two cylindrical shaped arm-like structures run along its side. Underneath is a semi-circular piece of wood detailed with a geometric design the runs from the top of the figures head to the side of the drum. Drum is slit at top from one end to the other; covered with a thin layer of red ochre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
ochre pigment and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe495

Carved wooden, oval shaped mask representing a face. The top of the head is inlaid with two different types of shells. The forehead is elongated with a ridge down the middle and recessed eyes inlaid with cowrie shells. The nose is protruding and has a section of a boar tusk in each nostril. The mouth is partly open exposing carved teeth. Bundles of sennit fibre line the bottom edge. The mask is painted with orange, black and white pigment. The back is undecorated.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell, shell, sennit fibre, boar tusk and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sago PotIe494 a-b

Sago pot (a) has a decorative face at the front of the pot with a protruding, snout-like nose, and a rim around the eyes ornamented with a plant fibre tassel at each side. The pot is painted yellow, black, orange, and white. The pot sits on an open weave bark fibre (?) ring (b).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, bark fibre ?, paint ? and sennit fibre
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe483

Carved wooden basket hook consisting of a female figure with a long oval shaped face and a conical-shaped headdress. The face has incised, tattoo-like detailing on the cheeks, a long nose, inlayed shell eyes and a slightly protruding tongue. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is rounded; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has stylized incised band designs that are incorporated into a central face. Along the sides of the body is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The reverse is carved; the centre has a protruding crocodile up the back. The wood is stained black with a clay(?) dust coating.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stain, shell and clay ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureIe482

Human figure with roughed in features, including pointed chin.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute Stop FigureIe481

Flute stop representing a male figure with a black and white painted face and a cylindrical post underneath its feet. The figure is wearing a tooth necklace with a cassowary feather skirt and a cowrie shell waistband. The figure is also ornamented with a cowrie shell headband, a circular piece of shell on the forehead, shell earrings, and a segment of tusk inserted through the nose with a strip of woven cord hanging from it. The eyes are inlaid with iridescent shell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, cassowary feather, fibre, tusk, tooth, paint, wood and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe480

Mask depicting a long and narrow human face with protruding eyes, a protruding tongue and a recurved nose with the head of a boar-like figure at the chin. The face is heavily encrusted with shells at the edges, and ornamented with black cassowary feathers at the sides. Tusks protrude from the nostrils and the cheeks as well as from the cheeks of the boar-like figure. Sennit fibre tassels are tied through holes along the protruding rod running from the forehead to below the mouth. A loop hanger is attached at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre, cassowary feather, shell, wood, paint, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe479

Carved wood mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth and chin. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and a small tuft of human hair. The face is elaborately detailed with dark blue, light blue and brown stylized designs on a white ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask; on the end is a small carved bird. The forehead and the side of the face are inlaid with rows of small shells; the eyes and sections of the forehead are detailed with inlaid cowrie shells. The nose has boar tusk on either side. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre. The bottom tip and the sides have bundles of black feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, shell, cassowary feather, sennit fibre, human hair, boar tusk, paint, cowrie shell and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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