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Bullroarer2623/2

Long flat wooden bullroarer, tapering at ends, with orange and white stripes painted horizontally on both sides. A hole and notch are carved into one end in which a long string of corded fibre is wound. An excess of corded fibre is wound together into loops.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle2623/1

Single piece of black palm wood, tapered at both ends. One tip painted pink-red, with faint remains of pink-red and white stripes at sides. Band of feathers attached to fibre around centre. Feathers are brown and red, with one yellow-white and one blue. Diagonal cuts painted pink-red and white by feather band. Band of fringed grass fibre further up. Two holes bored at one end with plant fibre tied through - both bundles painted pink-red at tips with feathers tied to the ends. Notches scored in wood a top sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
palm wood, plant fibre, paint and feather
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1019/3

Rectangular tapa cloth with brown and reddish-brown geometrical designs repeated four times. Each panel is painted slightly differently but features a large X shape with a circle at the intersection of the lines. Plain borders along lengthwise edges.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Uiaku, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1019/2

Tapa cloth painted with dark brown and reddish-brown geometrical designs featuring elongated bands with spiralled ends criss-crossing each other.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Uiaku, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1019/1

Long and narrow tapa with a red-brown and dark brown geometric design consisting mainly of two triangles repeated six times with an area of blank tapa cloth at each end.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Uiaku, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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