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Mask3439/2

Carved and painted wood mask. The mask is a long oval that comes to points at the top and bottom of the face. The nose tapers to a pointed tip. The eyes are two inlaid cowrie shells within a painted black area. At the top centre of the head is a hole with a short length of braided plant fibre tied looped through.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3439/1

Carved and painted wood mask. The mask is long and thin, with a long nose that curves and connects with the mouth area. The eyes are inlaid cowrie shells within a painted black area. The jaw and mouth area are also inlaid with two rows of cowrie shells - small shells around the interior, and larger shells around the outer edge. The jaw is lined with dark brown plant fibre beard on a braided cord. At the top centre of the head is a hole with a short length of braided plant fibre tied looped through.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, wood, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container1188/50 a

Round-bottomed container with a flared neck. Decoration is of geometric patterns in bands around shoulder that are raised or incised into the surface.

Culture
Fijian
Material
clay
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa cloth3092/14

A large rectangular bark cloth covered with geometric patterns. The patterns are made up of triangles and linear shapes which fit together to decorate the cloth's whole surface. The cloth is coloured in varying shades of reddish brown and browns.

Culture
Fijian ? or Tongan ?
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Tonga ? or Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kava Bowl3092/13

A large, oval bowl, with four legs, carved from a single piece of wood. On one side of the bowl there is a diamond-shaped handle with two small holes carved through it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3092/12

A club carved from heavy, dark-brown hardwood with large knobs on the top end, and a zigzag pattern on the handle. Half way along the decorated handle there is a band of braided natural fibre wrapped tightly around it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tabua3114/2

Undecorated sperm whale tooth attached to a woven cord, called a tabua. The cord is made of braided plant fibre wrapped with colourful strands of yarn. Two holes are bored through the tooth, one at the tip and one near the top, through which the cord is tied.

Culture
Fijian
Material
sperm whale tooth, wool fibre ? and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kava Bowl3114/1

Large, wooden kava bowl. Bowl is carved out of a single piece of wood, wide at mouth, narrowing toward a pointed bottom. It stands on four peg-shaped legs. Between two is a carved, downward facing point. The bowl is undecorated.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3019/1

Long, rectangular tapa cloth densely covered in triangles, scalloped circles, oblongs and other shapes in regular repeating patterns, inside a dark interior linear border. The outer boarder is a regular pattern of small ovals enclosing sets of triangles. The decoration is printed in dark brown and black on a natural background.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle Club2960/44

Intricately carved iron wood paddle shaped club with a broad blade with incised and hatched designs comprising conjoined triangles and a pair of 'sun-burst' designs. The blade is long, rising slightly to a pointed line running down the centre, slightly concave on the ventral side, convex on the dorsal. An incised pattern of lines creates small squares across the surface of both sides. The shoulder of the blade widens out to blunt edges, with two sunburst patterns carved into the wood, surrounded by the incised squares. A line of triangles delineates the shoulder from both the body of the blade and the neck. The neck narrows into the shaft, which is undecorated. The grip is slightly flared.

Culture
Fijian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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