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ChainC1731

A chain of ten rings, varying in graduated sizes, joined together.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
tortoise shell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1281

Tortoise shell carved to shape and bent to form circlular band, tied together by fibre at ends. Narrow at the joint and wide opposite.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
tortoise shell and fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 b

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

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 c

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

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 d

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with a very simple exterior "design" consisting of two triangle shapes.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 e

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

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1419

A relatively rounded convexly curved along both sides green stone tapers down to a flat curved edge at one end and tapers down to a rounded point at the other end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
stone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC1420

A relatively flat, dark green-black stone in an irregular oblong shape.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
stone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadC1443

Harpoon with four sticks with barbed ends that are bound together with braided plant fibre cord. Ends of the barbed sticks are inserted into a bamboo tube case. Same piece of cord that wraps around the sticks is also wrapped around the bamboo case.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3541/2

Ghost net dari (or dhari) headdress. Headpiece is shaped like an inverted-U, with a horizontal line through the middle. Five lines extend from the top of the centre line. Middle one is straight and connects with the top edge; other four form inverted-U shapes and reconnect with the centre line. Two additional curved lines protrude from the middle line, connecting with the main body of the headpiece. Curved and inverted-U shaped lines are all dark blue; straight lines and headpiece are done in olive green, dark blue and green. Headpiece has an outer green border and it is connected to the headpiece with black zigzags. White feather-like protrusions extend from outer edges of green border; protrusions in bottom corners are longer than rest and undecorated. Rest of protrusions have had their ends cut; long diagonal lines extend from tips. All protrusions are secured with wire, wrapped in green. Orange circle is tied to top centre of headpiece with three feather-like shapes extending from it. Long black "feather" in the middle, framed by smaller white and black ones, is topped with tufts of white plastic.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
metal and plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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