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Fertility Figure3652/1

Carved wood female fertility figure with an elaborately painted face. Figure is wearing a long grass skirt and has a heart-shaped face with protruding ears, a large nose, and open smiling mouth; the eyes are inset cowrie shells. Face is painted white with semi-circles, floral and curvilinear designs, and comma-shapes throughout, done in red; eyes and nostrils are bordered with small white triangles. Ears have two grass ties knotted through each; similar grass tie knotted through figure's nostrils. Carved with large breasts, flat buttocks and pronounced shoulder blades; genitals carved in relief and highlighted with red pigment. Her arms and legs spread straight out from her body; grass ties around wrists and ankles. Each limb has two decorative bands carved into them; bands consist of two ovals bordered by wide bands; done in brown, red, and white. Small hole drilled into back centre of head.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, pigment, plant fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3652/8 a-b

Circlular basket with flat base, and separate lid (part b). Basket body made up of coil construction, bound together with plant fibre stitching. Design formed with stitching is rows of alternating dark brown-black and yellow-white triangles. Arched handle extends overtop small circular basket opening; attached to flexible stick(?) that's woven to basket body. Handle is made up of four braided bands of plant fibre that split towards ends, creating "V"-shaped cutouts on either side of basket. Base decorated with concentric circles; done in dark brown-black, and brown-red. Lid has a small lip, deep flange, and wide circular knob. Main lid body made up of similar coil construction; flange consists of flat piece of plant fibre wrapped in smaller pieces. Lid has concentric circle design in dark brown-black, yellow-white, and brown-red.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3652/4

Concave comb with eleven long teeth extending from an elongated, trapezoid-shaped handle. Three decorative triangular cutouts in middle of handle; alternating up or down triangles in a row. Exterior of handle is dark brown; interior of handle and teeth are yellow-brown. The exterior, smooth surface of the bamboo has been carved off the outside of the teeth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3652/3

Small clay pot with a flared neck and wide shoulder which tapers in to a raised circular foot. Incised designs around the neck of repeating dots, and on sides - a column of repeating turned v's bordered with three solid lines and one dashed line on either side. This is repeated three times, with incised information between each design - 'Papua New Guinea', 'Bilbil Village', and 'Madang Province'.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay
Made in
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3652/2

Red clay pot with burn marks throughout. Pot has a flared neck and wide, steep shoulder, that tapers to a rounded base with three stout legs. Pot has two beak-spouts on either side of circular opening; spouts and neck have ridged sides. Dots and lines border bottom edges of openings; dots done in relief, lines are incised. Edge of shoulder is decorated with two rows of imprinted dots. Columns of chevrons are incised on main body of pot, and on shoulder; columns point towards one another. The place made information isincised into side of pot: 'Papua New Guinea', 'Bilbil Village', and 'Madang Province'.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay
Made in
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3536/5

Small dance skirt(?) with fringe composed of numerous, short thin strips of grass woven into a waistband. Band is made up of twisted fibre; two cords of knotted fibre on each end. Fringe has a repeating stripe pattern of dark purple, dark orange and green.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3536/4

Cassowary feather headdress consisting of a curved, braided band with twisted ties on either end. Multiple feathers are bound tightly to pieces of reed(?) and the bundles are woven into two layers along the band. Feathers at front are red-brown and black; back feathers are a mix of white and light brown. Additional layer of bound reeds woven along back of band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cassowary feather, plant fibre and reed grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast Ornament3536/2

Large crescent-shaped shell neckpiece. Two holes drilled into the top corners. Both sides are iridescent; gold sheen on front, silver on back. Natural ridges visible on front; back of shell is smooth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast Ornament3536/1

Large crescent-shaped shell neckpiece. Two holes drilled into the top corners. Both sides are iridescent. Natural ridges visible on front; back of shell is smooth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3532/6

Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, earth, cowrie shell, carrowary feather, pigment ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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