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Fire StickC1426 a-b

Reddish wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark. One end of part a is rounded smooth, the other is rounded with a hole in the centre. One end of part b has three circular notches.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GourdC1427

Decorated baobab fruit with incised and painted figures of a kangaroo and a bird surrounded by abstract patterns.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1508

Long barbed point all along one side. The dark brown wood shaft and point are in one piece. The shaft has traces of red and the point has traces of red and white pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing SpearC1509

Three prongs joined to a shaft with fibre wrapping barbs. The prongs are affixed to the shaft with wraps and pitch. The shaft is broken off. Traces of red and white pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, iron metal, fibre and pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1582

Plain shaft with the end bound. Long hardwood point set in reed shaft. The long point is painted black. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre in a wide round bundle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1583

Straight barbless brown wood point on a tapering shaft with a knob at the end. The lower portion of the point bulges slightly.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1584

Thin wooden spear; straight, barbless point on tapering shaft with a knob at the end.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1585

Bone barb is lashed to the point. Long brown shaft. A section near the point is painted black, and section near the other end is red and white.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1586

Shield's front side has two sets of four parallel v-shaped lines pointing towards centre of shield connected by two sets of four straight parallel lines that run along the sides of the shield, and on the other end, one more set of four parallel v-shaped lines that point towards the centre of the shield. Inner side has been carved out at centre to form a handle, but is otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1587

Plain brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. From one end to the other, the colour of the wood goes from darker and along the concave edge to lighter.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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