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Pig Figure2729/3

Woven pig figure. The figure has round ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. On the round body are four thick legs and a long tail. The figure is brown with a painted concentric circle design in black, white and red. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flying Fox Figure2729/9

Woven flying fox figure. The figure has pointed ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. Upon a round body are folded wings and long legs with individual toes. The figure is painted black-brown with an orange neck, chest and wing tips. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cassowary Woman Figure2716/11

Carved and painted female figure with bird head and wings is seated on a two-legged stool. She wears a grass skirt and ropes around her ankles, wrists and neck, the last having a single shell attached. The beige bird head has painted decoration in red and black, Cowrie shell eyes and, at the top, a ridge of cassowary feathers tufting out from a clay base studded with tiny shells.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, paint, grass, fibre, cassowary feather, cowrie shell, shell and clay
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flying Fox Figure2716/20

Woven flying fox figure. The figure has pointed ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. Upon a round body are folded wings and long legs with individual toes. The figure is painted black-brown with an orange neck and chest. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flying Fox Figure2716/19

Woven flying fox figure. The figure has pointed ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. Upon a round body are folded wings and long legs with individual toes. The figure is painted black-brown with an orange neck, chest and wing tips. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pig Figure2716/18

Woven pig figure. The figure has round ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. On the round body are four thick legs and a thin tail. The figure is a dark brown with painted black dots on the back. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell and gourd seed
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crocodile Figure2716/17

Woven crocodile figure painted orange-brown with black spots. The head is low to the ground. There are cowrie shells attached as eyes. The thick tubular body is supported by four thin legs. The curving tail has triangular pointed scales. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, cowrie shell, paint and gourd fruit ?
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Female Figure2716/16

Basketry female figure standing on two short legs with toes holds a small child in her left arm. Both have mask faces with cowrie shell eyes that are painted with red, black and gray pigment. The female has numerous grass braids hanging from the top rim of the mask, into which are attached carved cowrie shells.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, paint, cowrie shell, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Male Figure2716/15

Woven male figure with a bird on top of his head. The bird has a looped string on its back and is painted red and black. The man has a flat face with cowrie shell eyes, protruding nose and painted details in red and black. From the back of the head hang knotted pieces of string as hair. The body is round with one arm raised, stout legs and long toes.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
gumba bark, cowrie shell, paint and gourd fruit
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prawn Figure2716/14

Carved wood prawn painted black, red and brown. Red eyes with white shell inset bulge out from slightly recessed eye socket.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, paint and shell
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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