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Dark, black-brown wooden staff with white pigment added to emphasize designs. Handle at top has a crouching, stylized human figure with spiral designs carved in relief; a flaring, hoof-like shape is at the bottom of the staff.

Culture: Trobriand
Material: ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in: Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Bands of inter-locking scroll crescent and zigzag designs covering the entire piece. Sword shaped with a wide blade. Open handle.

Culture: Trobriand
Material: wood
Made in: Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Lime spatula made of dark wood with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip and a tapering neck. The handle is formed by a seated figure sitting on a flat rectangular segment. The figure's arms and legs, as well as the rectangular segment are incised with a scrolling design that has been filled in with lime.

Culture: Trobriand
Material: clay, wood and lime mineral
Made in: Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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