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Pot1295/1

Pot of a decorated gourd with woven neck of grass and plastic(?). A claw protrudes from top of plug, held in place by tightly wound grass. Decorations are in a band around gourd's centre and consist of spirals that meet to form triangular spaces that are filled with either fine incised lines or three petaled flowers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit, palm leaf ?, pig tusk ? and plastic ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe988/13

Pick-like object with a large amount of cracking, brown clay covering the juncture of the handle and the spike. Spike and upper part of the handle are wound in string with strips of yellow wicker-like material woven thought it. Tip of the spike is ringed with a band of resin set with rows of white-grey shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cassowary bone, resin, clay, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt988/11

Skirt composed of two sections of sago palm leaf strips, the wider section is slightly shorter in length, both bound to a waistband composed of several lengths of string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wig988/10

Wig of black, curly human hair, sprinkled with yellow powder, stretched out on wooden sticks. Wig is oval in shape and has a broad, flat top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
human hair, wood and plant
Made in
Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe841/24 a-b

Long tapered axe (part b) and handle (part a) with large wooden cross-section. Cross-section is wide and short at one end and then tapers to a flared out rounded edge at the other. The wider end of the piece is covered with woven plant fibre and is bound with strips of plant fibre at the shorter end. The axe is a black coloured blade that flares out to a rounded edge. The narrow end is covered in green coloured plastic.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre, stone and plasticene plastic
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon841/2

A long thin flat handle carved with an ornate design.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
horn ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon841/1

Long semi-oval handle rounded at the top with a cut-out design of birds and figures. Handle tapers to a horizontal oval next to the bowl of the spoon.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
horn ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2633/34

Painted wooden figure with a broad upper torso and a waist that sharply tapers. The figure has an elongated face, with large sloping eyes and a wide nose with an elongated septum.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl766/3

Dark brown elliptically shaped bowl with pointed ends and steep sides. Carved along the rim on both sides is a standing humanoid figure with outstretched arms flanked by two spear-like objects.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Betel Nut Mortar766/2

Small, dark brown wooden object with a rounded, dome-shaped base supporting a crescent moon-shaped bowl. The bowl has a high, flat bottom. The base has a slit-like hole through its centre.

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