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StaffC660

Brown wood staff with two symmetrical stylized figures back to back. An elaborate spiral bands design forms the handle along with a flat curved protrusion. The rest is round and tapered with a pointed end. Carved designs are filled in with white.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC661

Dark, black-brown wooden staff with a roughly cylindrical shaft. The top of the staff is decorated with the figure of a man with a bird on his head, all covered by spiral and geometric motifs carved in relief and rubbed with white pigment. Below the figure are three flanges extending downwards with pieces of leaf threaded through a series of holes.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
pigment ? and wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC812

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above five of the six cane joints. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC813

The shaft is plain except for small dark markings of chevrons at the base, near the pointed end. The base of the shaft is wrapped with thin cane strip. The point is plain wood decorated with a 11 cm. sleeve of red and brown grass. The 21 cm. tip of the point has six irregular barbs, and the tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and bone
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC814

The base and the end of the shaft are wrapped with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood which is decorated with a 9 cm. sleeve of woven brown and yellow grass. The 16.5 cm. tip of the point is multi-barbed and has a wrapped tip. The shaft has small dark markings near the base and of the shaft.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC815

The shaft is of plain cane. The base of the shaft is wrapped with a thin cane strip. The point is plain wood which is decorated with a 10 cm. sleeve of woven red and yellow grass. The 18 cm. tip of the point is multi-barbed and has a wrapped tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and fibre ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC816

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above five of the cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC817

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above five cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC818

The shaft is of plain cane. The base and the end of the shaft are wrapped with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood decorated with an 8 cm. sleeve of brown and yellow grass. The 19 cm. tip of the point has seven irregular barbs, and the very tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and bone
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC819

The shaft is carved with dark linear designs on a natural coloured ground above five of the joints. The point is plain dark wood.

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