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Figure2633/34

Painted wooden figure with a broad upper torso and a waist that sharply tapers. The figure has an elongated face, with large sloping eyes and a wide nose with an elongated septum.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl766/3

Dark brown elliptically shaped bowl with pointed ends and steep sides. Carved along the rim on both sides is a standing humanoid figure with outstretched arms flanked by two spear-like objects.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Betel Nut Mortar766/2

Small, dark brown wooden object with a rounded, dome-shaped base supporting a crescent moon-shaped bowl. The bowl has a high, flat bottom. The base has a slit-like hole through its centre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
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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Mask771/53

Brown, wooden monkey-like mask with a crested forehead, deeply carved brow ridge, protruding nose, and pointed chin. Circular holes are bored around the perimeter of the mask as well as in two protruding ears.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, skin, paint ? and metal
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baton771/47

Brown, wooden handle with a large, hexagonal face on the top. Carved from a single piece of wood, the face is much larger than the width of the handle and gives the impression of being mounted upon a pole. Face is mask-like, painted with faded white, black and red paint, having concentric circles for eyes, an open heart-shaped mouth and a goatee-like appendage on the chin. Entire object is permanently attached by a screw to a black metal stand with a square base. Initials "SP" are inscribed on the reverse in white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe478 a-b

Clay pot (part a) with a grass ring stand (part b). The pot has a long narrow bottom with a bulbous middle that tapers into the neck that has a flared rim opening. On the side of the neck is a face decoration in relief with inset eyes surrounded by large, protruding cheek-like structures. Around the head is band of small ovals; below is a band of large, outlined ovals with many small ovals in the middle. The pot is covered in ochre while the face has traces of black pigment. The fibre ring (part b) consists of numerous pieces wrapped and knotted on the outside edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, plant fibre ?, ochre pigment and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoardIe464

Board with overall elongated oval shape. The board is decorated with a symmetrical curvilinear design that is divided down the centre of the length and is carved into the wood with a slightly raised border around each shape. The design is filled in with white and black pigment and the remainder is covered in an orangy-brown on the face and a blackish finish on the reverse.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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