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ContainerC255 a-b

Container decorated with spiral bands and feathered panels carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment (a). Crown shaped cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC256

Round container and lid made from coconut shell. Designs consisting of panels of crosshatching. Lid undecorated and secured by two knotted cords.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandC257

A tied bundle of red grass woven into a long flat band.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Gizo, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC317

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; yellow-brown plant fibre coiling; and one set of four very long barbs. The point is decorated with swelling bulbous shape with a grooved pattern and yellow and red plant fibre coiling around the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC319

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the five sets of four increasingly longer barbs with brown plant fibre coiling in betweeen. Below this, there is tapering cylindrical shape that has a grooved pattern with red and yellow plant fibre coiling underneath. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
resin, stem ? and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC320

The tip is plain and four-sided with blunt barbs on all four sides in sixty-four sets. The head has two large decorative barbs at either side of the base. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC321

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve. Underneath this, there is a plain elongated pyramidal shape. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, grass fibre and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC322

The point is carved with five horizontal bands, eleven sets of four petal-like barbs, four horizontal bands with serrated edges at either side and a design that consists of scrolls and geometric shapes. Seven horizontal bands are carved around the lower portion of the shaft. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC323

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow plant fibre coiling, underneath which, the wood is black and then there is a plain brown wood pyramid shape that is black around the base. Below this, there is more red and yellow plant fibre coiling with black at the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC324

Hollow, elongated bulb-shaped gourd container containing crushed lime (for betel nut chewing) and wooden spatula. Spatula has spool pattern near the end and arrow tip pattern on the other end, and it fits inside the gourd. Spatula not with gourd container.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
gourd fruit, wood and limestone stone
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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