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Shark Calling Rattle2716/28
One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". Curved fragments of coconut shell, which are strung onto two strips of rattan bound together into a loop handle, make a rattling sound when shaken.
- Culture
- Malagan
- Material
- wood, rattan, bamboo grass and coconut nutshell
- Made in
- Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Shark Calling Beater2716/27
One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". The thick wood beater has bands of red, black and white at one end and a thick rope looped through a hole at the narrowed end.
- Culture
- Malagan
- Material
- wood, paint and grass
- Made in
- Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Shark Calling Figure2716/22
One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". Figure is a large yellowish wood propeller with thick rope knotted at centre is painted white overall and has incised decorative motifs painted yellow, red, and black on the front surface.[p
- Culture
- Malagan
- Material
- wood, paint and grass
- Made in
- Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia