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ClubC641 a-b

The plain, brown, cylindrical handle (a) has a simple horizontal band of geometric decoration that consists of a triple outlined square at either side at one end and a pineapple-like stone head (a) at the other. The head is held in place by a woven band (b) that has a downward tapering piece of bone along one side. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has four horizontal rows of nine pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, stem ?, wood and bone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC643 a-b

Plain, cylindrical, brown wood handle (a) with a buoy shaped stone head (b) secured by a woven band. The handle tapers to a point at the bottom end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, palm leaf and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC642

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with woven bands and a star-shaped black stone head. Star type. The head is a seven-pointed star. Above the head, there is a long woven band at the end of which, there are feathers. Below the head, there is a woven ring band, a shorter woven band, and a darker woven ring band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, stone, wood and feather
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIe414

Pineapple-like head held in place with woven bands. The red-brown wood handle is decorated with woven bands, some plain and some fringed. The dark grey-black head has three horizontal rows of sixteen triangular protrusions all around. Underneath and through the hollow, cylindrical head, there is a long light-coloured woven band. Below, there is an upward flaring, red-brown fringe and two brown woven bands. At the end of the handle, there is a brown woven band coiled around with a downward flaring, red-brown fringe.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, hemp fibre and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC640

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with a head having pineapple-like bosses. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has three horizontal rows of ten to twelve pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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