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Bird Head Club3254/18

Bird head club of wood. The club's head is carved in the form of a stylized bird head with a long pointed beak, which is at a right angle to the handle. There are two small protruding eyes on each side, and a ridge extending up and over the top of the head. Plain cylindrical shaft with slightly defined handle.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3254/19

Wooden club. The club head is carved with a domed top, and flat underside. Plain cylindrical shaft with slightly defined handle.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3050/3

Short sleeved dress in the colours of the New Caledonian flag. The neck of the garment is rounded, with a short vertical opening at back, closed by three buttons. Thin, decorative strips of red and green fabric are sewn around the chest and upper back area. Sleeves culminate in elastic gatherings, with fringe at the edges. The skirt has a dropped waist with a fringed hem.

Culture
Kanak
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2763/20

Large rectangular purple and blue batik sarong skirt or textile. The place name "Lifou" is painted on in white near one of the hemmed short ends.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye and paint ?
Made in
Lifou, New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2763/9

Fat, disc-like drum made of folded coconut husks bound with braided grass rope. Short rope handle is attached to binding.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
coconut husk fibre and grass
Made in
Lifou, New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC888

Long, cylindrical, dark brown wood piece. One end has a horizontal ridge around it from which the wood flares outward, has a smaller bulging red section, and then comes to a conical point at the tip. The other end has a rounded red mushroom-like end. Painted in red and black. Very symmetrical shape.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club2670/1

Bird head club that has a plain shaft with a head that is carved resembling a bird's beak and head. The 'beak' protrudes at a right angle to the shaft and the 'head' caps the end of the shaft.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC887

Carved wooden club with a straight handle; the head is a dome-shaped knob with a sharp ridge around it. Under the ridge is a band of shallowly carved dots. Raised band around bottom of shaft.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC889

Wooden club with a long, slender shaft ending in a rounded, cap-like head; band of carved dot like decorations underneath the head. Thick, raised band around the handle end.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC890

Brown kiwi bird-like head with two small protruding eyes and a ridge going up along each side from the back tapering as it goes along the beak. Plain cylindrical handle flares outward at the bottom.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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