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Club Head3277/9

Ring-shaped stone club head with knobbed ridge around outer edge. The surface of the stone is rough.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3277/8

Oblong stone tool. One end is rounded, and the opposite end tapers in to a sharp edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze3277/7

Oblong stone adze. One end is rounded, and the opposite tapers in to a sharp edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club Head3277/6

Ring-shaped stone club head. Smoothed surface.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3277/4

Cowrie shell necklace. Thin band of plaited plant fibre with twenty egg cowrie shells and a single large piece of opalescent shell attached by twisted fibre cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, mother of pearl shell and plant fibre
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3277/3

Cowrie shell necklace. Wide band of plaited plant fibre with twenty-five egg cowrie shells and a single large piece of opalescent shell attached.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, mother of pearl shell and plant fibre
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron Ornament3271/3

Men’s apron ornament. Ornament is made of woven red yarn, with a short waist band and long ties that fasten at back. From waist hang three flaps of approximately 10 cm in length, white cowrie shells attached by plastic thread to the hem. At their bottoms hang long, thick tufts of straight animal hair, ranging in colour from light yellow-brown to dark brown or black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cotton fibre, skin, cowrie shell and plastic
Made in
Hela, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ornament3271/2

Neck ornament. Twined plant fibre makes up the thick rope of the necklace, culminating at bottom in a small woven crocodile head with cowrie shells for eyes and an open mouth. Bright pigment colouring in black, red and orange. It is constructed around two curved tusks that emerge from the crocodile's neck and curl down below the mouth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, boar tusk, cowrie shell and pigment
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mai Mask3228/2

Mai mask. Carving of a face is oblong and narrow, with a pointed head, a ridge running down forehead, and a prominent nose with a curved nostril free-spanning the lower part of the face. Mask is painted in swirls, short rounded lines, and colour blocks in shades of brown and dark yellow, with white lime pigment in the eye and nose area. Short grass surrounds the jaw as a bushy beard. Shells are inset into mud as eyes and at the top of the head, from which sprout fine cassowary feathers. Plant fibre is looped through the top. Interior of mask is concave.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre, feather, shell, paint, lime mineral and earth
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Mask3228/3

Dance mask. Large conical head is made of woven rattan and wood covered with a layer of painted mud, grey on back, white and light red-brown on the face. A round flap stands up on top of head and a broad protruding skirt flares out at bottom front. Oval ears sit high on head, protruding from each side. A ridge runs down forehead to nose. Nose is long and thin, spanning from mid-face to front of skirt, with an open mouth underneath. Eyes are made of rings of weaving, protruding, with small bunches of feathers placed evenly around the ring. A thick edging of feathers line the sides and front of the face.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, rattan, feather, earth and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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