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NecklaceC139

A white ring suspended from a string of pink shell "buttons" with a row of red beads in between.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC141 b

Oblong, rounded, brown piece that tapers at both ends. Has an animal head that has circular eyes with geometric patterns. There are fractured lines around the 'waistline' separating the geometric designs on the head from the rest of the plain body. White clay emphasizes designs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and palm nut
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonC144

Brown coconut nutshell spoon that has a handle in the form of a man's torso decorated with zig zag details emphasized by white clay. The hands are curving upward from the hips. There are two small protrusions at either side of the waist. There are two small ears. A hole is in the middle of the head. Bowl of the spoon is rounded.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and coconut nutshell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC432

Long, brown wood piece. Both ends are flat and spoon-shaped, but flat. Both ends are painted with red ochre and have an outward curving ridge at the base. The handle in between tapers down more to one end and flares outward more to the other end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood and ochre pigment ?
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC708

The shaft is undecorated natural cane. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has remnants of cane strip wrapping. The point is dark hardwood carved in ornate patterns which form many pairs of barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre ? and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC854

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has an elaborately carved tip consisting of a small pair of barbs, three notches, and an elongated barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, stem ? and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC855

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a multi-barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC858

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a multi-barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC859

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has four notches and a squared tapering tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC860

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point is multi-barbed tip.

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