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Spear ThrowerC1547

Spear thrower with wood handle and point. Shell at base of handle and red and black seeds inside shell, along with point, are all secured by pitch.

Culture
Australian
Material
shell, wood, resin and seed
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1548

Large pointed knob at one end; long narrow handle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1549

Handle has 2 1/2 inches of roughly-carved notches, the rest is plain. Both ends are pointed.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TongsC1551

Two poles joined with cloth and pitch and with seeds set in pitch. Plain except for the red seeds set in the black pitch which joins the sticks.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, fibre, resin and seed
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerC1625

Bone dagger decorated with grass fringe around top that is tied on with fibre string. The string is braided and wraps around the bone both vertically and horizontally.

Culture
Australian
Material
kangaroo bone, grass and fibre
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1586

Shield's front side has two sets of four parallel v-shaped lines pointing towards centre of shield connected by two sets of four straight parallel lines that run along the sides of the shield, and on the other end, one more set of four parallel v-shaped lines that point towards the centre of the shield. Inner side has been carved out at centre to form a handle, but is otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1587

Plain brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. From one end to the other, the colour of the wood goes from darker and along the concave edge to lighter.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1588

Spear thrower with carved finial that is decorated with small white triangles. Loop of braided cord knotted around centre of shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre and pigment ?
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1589

One end is pointed and bulbous with lighter band of colour. The shaft is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Hat3532/7

Conical corroboree dance hat made of bark; exterior is completely wrapped in green-grey rope-like fibre. Front is decorated with a wide, vertical orange band, bordered with two white bands; small feathers throughout bands. A wooden rod is inserted through the top of the hat and has a large bundle of emu(?) feathers bound to it; feathers held in place with white strands, rod secured with white pigment along hat interior. Feathers are a mix of grey and dark brown.

Culture
Kunhanaamendaa
Material
fibre, bark fibre, emu feather ?, pigment and wood
Made in
Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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