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ClubC672

Black-brown sword-shaped wooden club with zigzag and scroll patterns carved in relief; carved designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC593

Basket with bag-like design: two braided handles, and an oval shape with a slit down the centre top to form the mouth.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC594

A very flexible bag-like basket. Main design consists of three equally spaced horizontal bands in black on a natural background. In between the horizontal bands in black there is a pattern of vertical woven strips creating vertical rectangles along a natural weave of horizontal strips. There is a connecting braided handle going from one side to the other with tassels.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf and hemp fibre
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC595

A small plain woven bag with a rectangular shape. Bag can stand up.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC597

Wood club, cylindrical in shape with a tapered end. One half is carved in shallow relief with an elaborate linear and triangular geometric designs filled with white clay. On one side is a human face with red clay around its eyes, white nose and mouth. One end is forked with two tapered prongs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and clay
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC598

Wood club, cylindrical in shape with tapered ends. One half is carved with an elaborate linear geometric designs filled with white clay. One end is forked with two tapered prongs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC604

A plain square handle. Seven teeth of varying lengths fan outward radially. Twisted plant fibre is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Massim ?
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC675

Carved wooden paddle with a leaf-shaped blade; upper half of blade is carved with spiral designs. Straight, unadorned handle topped by a scroll-shaped finial.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC678

Carved wooden paddle club with a long, straight handle and a leaf-shaped blade that tapers to a sharp point. A rib runs down the centre of one side of the blade; the other side has a human figure carved in relief and painted in red, black and traces of white. The pointed tip is painted red.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Buka Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC835

Brown wood piece that has a thick spiral pattern on the handle emphasized with lime. Paddle-like 'blade'.

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