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Bodice3102/2

Woven bodice. The garment is a long piece of intricately patterned woven wool, wide at centre and narrowing toward ends. The patterns are linear and triangular shapes and motifs in red, black, yellow and white. A braid in the same colours is attached at the top to create shoulder straps. The bodice fastens at the back with a strip of velcro. The interior edges are lined with thin strips of a stiff, loose-weave, polyester fabric.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool fibre, nylon fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3102/1

Skirt composed of strands of alternating beaten and unbeaten flax stalks forming a horizontal striped pattern where the unbeaten stalks are a light yellow colour, and the beaten segments are a dark brown colour. The stalks hang from a woven waistband made of dark brown braided fibre with long ties on each end, also braided.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Adze2838/1 a-b

Carved ceremonial adze with small carved stand (part b) to hold blade for upright display. Adze is decorated mainly in three sections: at the top appear to be two entwined creatures, both with circular shell eyes; at centre of handle is another carved creature with circular shell eyes, and another is carved at the butt end. Adze has a long narrow dark green stone blade, which is lashed to the handle with a light yellow-white twine. The stand is wood with a slot carved for the blade and decorative designs carved into the sides.

Culture
Maori
Material
kauri wood, stone, abalone shell and fibre
Made in
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging StickC1158

A thin plain brown wood stick with a long cylindrical handle which tapers to a flat paddle-like shaped point.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1162

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured with a twisted string. Has no leader.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, human bone, wood and abalone shell
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1163

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured by a twisted flax string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, human bone and flax fibre
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1132

Blade made of smooth green jade. Flat triangular shape with one side flat and the other side slightly curving convexly while tapering at an angle, creating an edge at one end which is more flared than the other end.

Culture
Maori
Material
nephrite mineral
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1133

Blade of dark green jade. Rough, rounded, elongated, oval shape.

Culture
Maori
Material
nephrite mineral
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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