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Feather Headdress2763/21

Headdress made of cassowary feathers and plastic bags. The ends of the bundled long feathers, tightly wrapped with strips of black, white, green or pink plastic bags are bound together into a flat band with double braids of a variety of rope pieces that join together at the sides and continue as long braided ties, with more plastic strips intertwined. Most of the feathers (dark and some light) stick upwards from the main section of the band while light ones hang downwards from each end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
cassowary feather, plastic, grass and dye
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 a

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a zig zag pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/24

Large polished shell and bush banana tips strung on green plastic string. Shell has two additional holdes at each end, suggested that it had previously been used for a similar purpose.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
shell, nutshell ? and plastic fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Thursday Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1538

A curled fish hook shape with three notches at one end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
bone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LureC1642

A small iridescent whale/fish-like shape that has a hole at the rounded "head"-like end and six radiating fin/limb-like appendages from the apex.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
shell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC1662

An elongated human face made of light-coloured stone. The forehead is high and has a vertical ridge along the middle which extends into the shaped nose. The eyes are an outline of a circular groove. The mouth is a downward pointing curved triangular groove.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
stone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandC1663

Red, black, and white beads in a lozenge pattern. Bead work on a palm fibre base.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TuskC1532 a-c

Halves of boar tusks tied together with fibre. Two pieces (parts a-b), both consist of two split halves bound together with fibre. One piece (part a) is tied together with brown fibre while the other piece (part b) is tied together with light cream-coloured fibre. One piece (part c) is only one split half.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
boar tusk and fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC1729 a-b

A) has three small depressions where tip of stick is placed as well as notches carved at intervals along its length. B) drill stick has one smooth, rounded, blackened end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plant MaterialC1730

Plain lump of pitch. A light weight black substance with brown debris. Slightly flat rounded shape.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
wood resin
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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