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Fan1234/2

A light brown coloured fan woven out of plant fibres. The bottom of the fan curves around to a point at both sides and then curves up to a point at the top. Half of the fan is concave, and the other half of the fan is convex. The design is that of a darker black plant fibre having eight alternating rows emanating at a curve from the embedded handle point. The handle is wrapped around with an orange-brown braided plant fibre rope.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze1251/7 a-c

Part a is the handle of an adze. It has an acute angle to the head where a blade would be hafted. The head is wrapped with dried grass, which would have aided the hafting process. Part b is an adze blade of stone. It has an edge at one end and then tapers slightly toward other end which is missing. Part c is the missing fragment of part b.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
stone, wood and grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1490

Long, narrow, tight-weave bag; open end has many cords that together form handle; cords are braided near rim of bag and then unravel into fringe.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1461/12

A light brown-yellow plant fibre woven purse with an overlapping flap and a handle. There are two compartments inside.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1461/11

A fibre woven bag with two handles. The design has a light brown background with six horizontal rows in the middle and alternating squares of red throughout. The rim and the handles are red.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1234/1

A light brown coloured fan woven out of plant fibres. The bottom of the fan curves around to a point at both sides and then curves up to a point at the top. Half of the fan is concave, and the other half of the fan is convex. The design is that of a darker black plant fibre having eight side-by-side rows emanating at a curve from the embedded handle point. The handle is wrapped around with an orange-brown braided plant fibre rope.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace424/40

Necklace with fourteen white iridescent coloured rectangular-shaped shell pieces that attached to a long brown coloured twisted strand of fibre cording by two holes and fibre found at the top of the each shell. Thin piece of cording is attached to one end of the long piece of fibre cording.

Culture
Oceania
Material
plant fibre and shell
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook841/7

A V-shaped wood piece with an inward curving hook at the shorter end and having fibre wrapped around the edges.

Culture
Oceania
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook841/6

A V-shaped wood piece with an inward curving hook at the shorter end and having fibre wrapped around the edges.

Culture
Oceania
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook935/1

A light shiny shell with a darker shiny shell curved pointed hook attached with fibre.

Culture
Oceania
Material
shell and plant fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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