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ClubC638

Club with a cylindrical handle that tapers to a rounded point and a black stone disc head that sits between plant fibre (?) or bark (?) bands on the shaft.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, stone, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC639

Club with a tapering handle that comes to a point at the base and a disc-shaped black stone head mounted on a band of woven plant fibre or bark (?) with a narrower piece of wood protruding from the top, which is ornamented with orange-brown, grey and red feathers attached via twined plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, plant fibre, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC640

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with a head having pineapple-like bosses. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has three horizontal rows of ten to twelve pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC646

Carved wooden paddle. Leaf-like blade with straight handle; the blade has some scroll and geometric design emphasized.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC626 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of yellow, and brown vertical zig zags, and a boar's tusk finial at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, boar tusk, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC647

Carved wooden paddle. Leaf-shaped blade with a knob carved in the shape of a bird's head at the tip; swirl designs emphasized with white near the top are carved along the top of the blade. Top of the handle has a scroll finial.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC649

Obsidian set in wood, then attached to thin wood shaft. Geometric design outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade a curved triangle in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: white diamond shapes surrounded by red; a plain brown section with a horizontal red band around the middle; and three sets of four seeds along sets of two diamond shapes surrounded by black.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, resin, seed, wood, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC652

Chipped blade set in wood with pitch and fibre lashings. The shaft is made of cane. Geometric decorations outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade is triangular in cross section and is flat at the end. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: a red x-formation surrounded by white at either side and black at either end; and five sets of four seeds around red, white, and black diamond shapes.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
resin, wood, obsidian stone, plant fibre, seed, stem ? and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC653

Staff with a simple tapering shaft painted black and having cane and feather tied on at one end. The feathers are mainly red and grey.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
feather, wood, stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC654

Staff with simple tapering pointed shaft painted black. Decorated with cane and feathers which are tied at one end; feathers are mainly red, grey and black.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, plant fibre, stem ? and feather
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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