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Ball3414/2

Kilikiti (cricket) ball. Pandanus leaf strips tightly wrapped around a hard rubber ball.

Culture
Samoan
Material
pandanus leaf and rubber
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1170

Sword-like club carved from dark brown wood with geometric designs carved in shallow relief. Club end is paddle-shaped with a prominant horizontal rib on both sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC34

A handle which has a finial consisting of a geometric line coming to a triangular point with an angled notched line at either side. The main design along the handle is consisting of two cut-out flower panels. Thirteen medium-sized teeth fan outward radially. Metal mount (?) is attached to the back.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC30

A handle which has a finial consisting of four spikes and two prong-like features. The main design along the handle is consisting of cut-out crescents, triangles, and lozenges, some of which are resembling chalice- and tulip-like shapes. Fourteen medium-sized teeth extend outward.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC14

Wood club area is heavily carved with twelve very deep ridges shaped like flattened lozenges and a flattened arrow point at the end. The cylindrical handle flattens out and flares outward at an angle toward the top with a ridge along the middle of each side. There is a flat triangular feature at the end of the handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC10

Sword-shaped light brown wood club. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point, all of which are decorated with rows of white notches and triangles. There is a quadrangular cross-guard-like feature in the middle. The cylindrical handle flattens and bulges outward at an angle toward the top where it is decorated with a vertical row of notches. The handle end is carved to a slight point.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and clay
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupC35

Half a shell, finely polished, with a small knob at the top. The shell is dark brown and rounded.

Culture
Samoan
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2534/2

Rectangular-shaped tapa with repeating, square, breadfruit designs covering almost entire front surface. The design squares are repeated 3 wide and 5 long. The first lengthwise row has a single dotted circle at its centre, with four leaves around it - two painted in ochre, two in black. The middle row has a double-circle centre with all four leaves painted ochre. The last row has a triple-circle centre with same coloured leaves as first row. There is a thin unpainted border around all edges.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and ochre pigment
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2586/1

Square tapa (siapo) with painted designs in dark and light brown on natural ground. There are four squares with two different patterns of floral motifs within circles.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/4

Rectangular-shaped tapa cloth covered with repeating geometric designs. Single-line border encloses three lengthwise rows of six repeating patterns, all in black and ochre. One row is diamonds, the second has circular designs, the last has a design of overlapping four-pointed stars. Each repeating pattern is in a square with symmetrical quadrants.

Culture
Samoan
Material
ochre pigment, paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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