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Loin BandC248

Oval shaped, woven grass band consisting of yellow and red repeating geometric design of chevrons and s-like shapes on a dark brown ground. The edges are bordered with yellow and red stripes. The inside is undecorated.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC317

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; yellow-brown plant fibre coiling; and one set of four very long barbs. The point is decorated with swelling bulbous shape with a grooved pattern and yellow and red plant fibre coiling around the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC319

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the five sets of four increasingly longer barbs with brown plant fibre coiling in betweeen. Below this, there is tapering cylindrical shape that has a grooved pattern with red and yellow plant fibre coiling underneath. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
resin, stem ? and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC320

The tip is plain and four-sided with blunt barbs on all four sides in sixty-four sets. The head has two large decorative barbs at either side of the base. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC321

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve. Underneath this, there is a plain elongated pyramidal shape. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, grass fibre and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC322

The point is carved with five horizontal bands, eleven sets of four petal-like barbs, four horizontal bands with serrated edges at either side and a design that consists of scrolls and geometric shapes. Seven horizontal bands are carved around the lower portion of the shaft. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC323

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow plant fibre coiling, underneath which, the wood is black and then there is a plain brown wood pyramid shape that is black around the base. Below this, there is more red and yellow plant fibre coiling with black at the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC269

Scenes of natives, ships, pigs, villages and trees. Fine linear style emphasized with black paint.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC270

Scenes of people in daily activities, fine linear style emphasized with black paint.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC278

Undecorated with the open end having many cords which together form a handle and closure.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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