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Food CarrierIg401

Food carrier composed of plant matter split into long strips that have been woven together to form a curved carrying surface ending in a long fringe. There is a braided handle attached at the centre of the width near the edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIe420

Wooden oval shaped bowl with pointed ends. Small figures of fish (?) on either side of a bird (?) carved on both sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe419

Carved wooden hook consisting of a female figure with a large oval shaped head with a long nose and a wide, open mouth displaying her teeth. Along the sides of the face is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is thin and triangular with an incised design; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised design surrounding a central face. There is a small fibre tie at the top. The wood is stained black, with a light coating of clay dust?.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, clay ? and stain
Made in
Tami Islands, Morobe, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe418

Carved wooden hook consisting of a male figure with a large, long, oval shaped head with a long nose and a slightly protruding tongue. The face has two fibre tufts on either side and is detailed with blue, white and red pigment painted in an abstract design. There is an elongated, semi-circular woven fibre handle at the top. The body consists of two arm-like structures painted red and blue that point outwards at the ‘elbow’ then taper in, creating a diamond shape. The base has a crescent shaped piece of wood with a central rectangular shape that joins to the body.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and pigment
Made in
Maprik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC976

A flat dark black piece that has a finial at the top consisting of a central hole around which there are curving radial lines within an oval shape that has a horizontal scroll-like design at the top end. The middle section is carved into a V-shape with elaborate swirl designs. The bottom section is a flat paddle-like shape. The grooves are filled with a white substance.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand1600/2

A tall light brown stick with a fibre fan attached by coiled stem at one end which curves.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, stem and leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 d

Skirt composed of dyed red, orange, and brown knotted grass fringes that hang from a cord waist band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 b

Skirt made of grass fringe in different lengths and dyed red, orange, and brown. The knotted fringes hang from a waistband.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 a

Skirt made of knotted strands of grass hanging from a twined grass waistband. The grass is dyed red, orange, and brown in vertical stripes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe491

Mask, oval shape in shape with a slight narrowing at the bottom; made of a fibre surface mounted on a bamboo support. Depicted is a face in the lower quarter of the mask. The face has round, cutout eyes and a flat protruding mouth with down attached below. Above and around the face is a curving leaf-like pattern along the sides and centre in black and red on a white ground. Design outlined in vines as lines. Long fibre fringe on band along the entire perimeter. Woven hook at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
down feather, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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