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War Shield2703/1

Large carved and painted wood shield. The teardrop shape narrows with a circular shape at that end. Front decoration includes a white background, six orange curl designs joined by vertical bars with circle and semi-circle cutouts, orange horned motifs, an orange and white chain link at the edge of the shield, dark brown relief borders, and a carved zigzag aacross the narrowing. The back is unpainted and a curved handle with rectangular hole protrudes from the centre.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Sawa-Erma, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase2707/7

Small, cream coloured ceramic vase. It has a small circular opening with a raised rim; wide shoulders; body tapers into a narrower flat bottom. The sides are decorated with three light green stripes round base and neck; abstract repeating design in between.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
glaze, clay and paint
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box2707/4 a-b

Light grey, circular clay ceramic box (parts a-b). The body of the base (part a) has a slight taper at the bottom and a tall slightly flared foot. The outside edge of the rim is flat while the inside is raised and slightly rounded. The lid (part a) is domed with a few circular ribs surrounding a central triangular shaped knob. Both parts are detailed with faded black, blue and orange crisscross pattern along with vertical and horizontal stripes.

Culture
Indonesian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, Thailand ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/3

Wood citak shield, oval-like shaped with a slight taper at both ends but one has a straight edge while the other is pointed. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the curved geometric design are painted orange and white with a black outline. The pointed top is white with an orange trapezoid on either side. The side edges and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, clay, ochre pigment and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/4

Wooden coastal shield, rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slight taper at the bottom. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the geometric design is painted orange and outlined in black all on a white ground framed in black. White stripe on top and bottom. Small carved head sits on the top middle edge. Two sets of four bundles of sennit attached along the side edges, one is missing. The back has black painted, triangular design on either side of a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase2707/9

Small celadon glazed vase. It has a small circular opening with a raised rim flanked by to small circular lugs with small holes in the middle. The vase has wide shoulders with a tapering body that narrows to a flat bottom. The sides are decorated with raised vine motif on top and vertical stripes along the bottom.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jarlet2707/6

Small, light brown ceramic jarlet. There is a small circular opening with a raised rim; wide shoulders; body tapers into a narrower flat bottom. The sides are decorated with a light green with leaf-like pattern.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
paint ?, clay and glaze
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2707/5

Small, cream coloured ceramic bowl covered in a clear glaze. Small, flat, circular foot on bottom. Blue and white free form painting on exterior, kiln detritus on interior. Blue border along the top edge of the bowl.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2707/1

Small, flat, light blue ceramic dish covered in a clear glaze with a brown rim and a dense, dark blue floral design. Small, flat, circular foot on bottom. The exterior has two sections of dark blue detailing; centre of bottom has a signature.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/2

Wood citak shield, triangular-like shaped with a slight curve on one side. Detailed with a stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the triangular geometric design are painted orange and outlined in black. The triangles alternate with white recessed v-shapes and horizontal lines of white rectangles in between. The pointed top is brown with a white triangle near the tip. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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