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Necklace3277/3

Cowrie shell necklace. Wide band of plaited plant fibre with twenty-five egg cowrie shells and a single large piece of opalescent shell attached.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, mother of pearl shell and plant fibre
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bilum Dress3238/1

Dress based on the construction techniques of bilum bags. Made of cotton fibre in a stretchy weave. Garment is long and narrow, with no variation in shape other than a slightly narrower top edge. Bottom has a short fringe. Two straps attached to the top edge; two tassels hang from neck at front. Decorative patterning of shaped vertical lines in blue, white, brown and yellow, at both front and back of dress.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sursab - Flute3033/1

Painting in synthetic polymer paint on canvas, with a black wooden frame. Image is of a crouching male, facing right, wearing a large coloured headdress as well as leg, wrist, arm and waist bands, and holding a flute in both hands in front of his upper body. The background is in three shades of blue. Signed in lower right corner: "P.JAKUPA.JNR 2008-2012".

Culture
New Guinea
Made in
Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musicians2916/1

Stylized metal sculpture of two musicians made from recycled metals welded together. Both figures hold musical instruments. The kneeling figure plays a guitar-like instrument while the standing figure holds a saxophone to his open mouth. Both heads have simple, rounded facial features and tall wiry hair standing up. The two figures have elongated, thin, white legs and a partially open tubular torso formed from a curved sheet of metal. Their backs are white and fade to a grey-black near the curled edges of the stomach. The concave portions of the torsos are largely silver. Each figure has one thick, white tubular arm and one grey wire one. Additionally, each has one hand with elongated wire-like fingers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
metal and paint
Made in
Makia, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mbu Walg Kupun II2805/1

Large contemporary woven string bag (bilum) decorated with dyed stripes, different types of shells, chicken feathers, wooden beads, branches with seeds, small fan-shapes made of cut-up plastic packages, possum jaws, boar tusks and pieces of tapa cloth.

Culture
New Guinea: Kapia Ulgu
Material
plant fibre, paper mulberry bark, wood, seed, cowrie shell, chicken feather, plastic, jute fibre, possum jaw bone, natural dye, boar tusk, clam shell and oyster shell
Made in
Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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