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Yam MaskIe383

A bulging conical helmet style mask of woven rattan with a large crest for a nose and concentric rings for eyes. The back is open at lower bottom; the inside is unpainted. Exterior has geometric zig-zag designs around face, and block of colour on top of head. Black painted conical 'ears', one each side. A leather loop hangs from the top, a woven loop is at the tip of the nose.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan, pigment and leather skin
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe382

A round pot, tapering to the neck, then flaring at the rim. Two handles are shaped like beaks, concentric discs above are eyes. At right angles are two features comprised of an eye above a u-shaped outline of raised clay. Below, running between the handles, is a line of sockets. Pigment is white and pink.

Culture
Chambri
Material
clay and lime pigment
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornIe381

A cylinder tapering from an open mouth to a closed end with a hole which apparently is for a tether. The blowhole at the top is surrounded by four-prong star-like incised lines. Within the longest arm are six notches. Carved lines encircle the mouth rim and the opposite tip. Stained black but mostly worn to brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit GongIe380

Hollowed log with a carved face projecting at each end. The snout of the smaller animal head is broken off; the longer head is human upturned, flat and smiling. The hollow is uneven, bulging on one side, and split at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonIe388

A spoon made of coconut nutshell with a steep curve from the handle to the front, but with a fairly shallow bowl. The handle is short with a prong that has a raised three-armed decoration made from the natural features of the coconut nutshell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteIe387

Flute consisting of a large piece of loose skinned bamboo, bound with two sets of crisscrossing fibre and three cassowary feather rings at the top, middle and bottom. The stop of the flute is a carved kneeling man facing outwards with a crested bird standing behind him with its claws ? resting on the man’s head. The bird has a large extending crest on its head, long groups of feathers hanging from the side of its head and carved stylized detailing on its body. Both the bird and the man have cowrie eyes; the bird also has four tassels down the back. The figures and the fibre ties on the bamboo are covered in a black pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, sennit fibre, bamboo grass, cassowary feather, pigment and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe379

Basket hook with a humanoid head at the top surmounted by a carved loop. The head is mounted on a shaft that is diamond-shaped in cross-section and bulges slightly at the centre. The hook is double-sided.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
oil, charcoal and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureIe378

Tall human male figure with a rounded head, inflated stomach, prominent groin area, short arms and short legs. The head has an extra circle around it with small ear-like projections out each side, incised eyes and mouth. The figure is surrounded by birds. Extending over its head are two Byth’s hornbill heads which go up then the beaks point down. There are two other protruding bird heads appearing over the shoulder of the human. Between the legs of the human figure is another bird with its tail hanging down and its head facing upwards with its bird slightly ajar. All are painted in various stylized patterns in orange, yellow and white on a black ground. There is a necklace painted in white on the chest of the human figure.

Culture
Abelam
Material
wood and paint
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe377

Shield composed of an oval piece of skin attached to an oval wooden frame. The frame is attached with strips of bark (?) which is wrapped around the frame, then through the skin every fourth or fifth time. At the top and bottom, woven bark (?) fills the gap between the edge of the frame and the skin. The upper portion of the back has three wooden pieces which cross and then loop onto the frame.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, skin, bark ? and stain ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerIe376

Bamboo tube, cut out along more than a third of its length, with faint zig zags and lines carved around the socket end. The other end is a carved wooden plug with a conical tip and string looped through a hole. Fibre binds the plug and hook to the tube; it also forms a collar near one end. The hook is a wavy loop of wood with contour lines and an eye-like hole. Pigmented brown, lighter, and worn on the tube.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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