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CombC1439

Nineteen teeth are woven tightly together with fibre at one end to join the handle in an hour-glass-like shape. Handle is decorated with geometric designs of yellow and black fibres. The upper portion of the handle has a design that consists of a pair vertical of double-outlined diamond shapes. The lower portion of the handle has a design that consists of four vertical diamond shapes bordered by zig zags at either side.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, dye and fibre
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1448

A pearl-like shell in the shape of a hook that appears to represent a fish painted with black lines and dots. Some fibre is wrapped around one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, fibre and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1451

One flat end, one rounded end. Insect holes.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1452

Flat on one end, pointed on the other. Slightly curved. One notch.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FloatC346

A float composed of a long stick with a dog seated on a base at the top end and a stone weight covered in woven rattan attached at the bottom end. Painted black overall except rattan and dog's face and neck; plant fibre cord wound around stick with triangular protrusion below dog's base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
plant fibre, rattan, wood, stone and paint
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentC188 a-b

Round ornaments made of bent shell; tapered ends, bent to form circles.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingC189

A large fragment of carving from the shell of a giant clam (Tridacna gigas). Geometric designs and human figures arranged in rows.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
clam shell
Made in
Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose OrnamentC193

A cylindrical white piece, which tapers at one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC194

Four short teeth. Circular top end with an open work leaf decoration.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC195

A handle which tapers to a straight edge. The main design along the handle is woven with a brown chevron pattern on a red-brown background in between radial bands of dark brown wood along the lower portion and with natural-coloured zig zag pattern on a dark brown background along the upper portion. Twenty-seven long teeth fan outward radially. The teeth are secured by a natural-coloured weave between each tooth.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and rattan
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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