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Money3198/1

Ten strand shell wealth (tafuli'ae). Very long strands of shell discs are strung on nylon string, with tassels at each end. Most of the shell discs are approximately 0.8 cm diameter. At the centre is a 14 cm long red shell section woven in a net-like pattern. The colour pattern of discs for each side, from there to the ends, is mirrored. At each end of the central design there is a thin bar (clam shell?) drilled with ten holes. The nylon fibre goes through the holes and then forms ten strands of shell discs going off in both directions. The next section (on each side) starts with several white and black discs, then has all dark red and orange-red discs for 18-19 cm. Then a white and black striped section goes on for 21-22 cm, ending in another thin bar with drilled holes. On the other side of the bar the pattern is repeated with the red section. However the next black-white section runs for approx. 36 cm. and the black discs are of a smaller diameter. There are also three stripes of reddish discs incorporated into these last sections. At the ends, the blue string is knotted together, with four half seed pods and red cotton tassels attached. The rest of the blue fibre is braided into a single tail, with the end knotted and singed.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, nylon fibre ?, clam shell ?, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/11

A flat comb with 15 prongs, made from light brown sticks that are thinned at the top end, and tightly held together by a cross-bar weave. The comb is triangular in shape. The upper end is covered with a black substance and inlaid with mother-of-pearl triangles, the lower part constitutes the prongs. The comb is attached to a long thin handle, which has a small piece of twine attached to it.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, mother of pearl shell and reed grass ?
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/10

A wide, flat comb made from black pointed sticks. The parts are tied together and secured by a fine patterned weave of yellow and red plant fibre. Some areas are covered with a reddish clay or pigment. The comb has 27 pointed prongs.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament3121/2

Part of a forehead ornament (kapkap) made of tortoise shell. The carved shell ornament has four long points at bottom, with two holes bored through the shell at centre above, and three spines supporting a series of open triangles. The ornament is tied, at multiple points, by cotton thread onto the back of a trimmed postcard. The image on the front of the postcard shows a black and white photo of the Benin Gallery of the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell, paper and cotton fibre
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament3121/1

Part of an ornament (kapkap) made of tortoise shell. The carved shell ornament has four long points at bottom, above which are three diamond shapes with shorter points extending out from the sides. The ornament is tied, in multiple places, by cotton thread onto the back of a trimmed postcard. The image on the front of the postcard shows a black and white photo of the Benin Gallery of the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell, paper and cotton fibre
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit of Solomon2837/1

Horizontally rectangular woodblock print of a rectangular mass of fish, filling most of the frame and pointing in several directions, in black ink on handmade banana fibre paper. "Ralph Ako Spirit of Solomon 2010 43/80" written in pencil below image.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Made in
Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Band2787/33

Natural rafia fibres twined and woven into a band with long two-ply twined fringe at one end is looped together end to end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
palm leaf fibre
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2763/14

Flat, square-shaped, light-coloured woven basket or bag with attached long grass fibre tassels. Made of a panel of basketry, folded in half and sewn along the opposite and bottom edges, it has long braided straps that are the continuation of several of the vertical strands at both top corners; the other vertical strands end in tiny knots that form a fringe along the top rim. Long strands of dark brown are interwoven to create two thick horizontal bands with a light design of opposing chevrons.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu ?
Material
grass fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2763/13

Folded, woven grass betel nut basket. Long braided straps, attached at each corner of a flat square of light yellow woven grass, are knotted together into two crossed loops (opposing corners). Two bands of dark brown grass or stem are woven in a sqaure over a base weave of different tones of natural coloured fibres.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass and stem
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Club2748/3 a-c

Ironwood club with finely woven, decorated grass sheath (two detached pieces of sheath are parts b-c). Zigzag patterning varies in red, black, and dark brown against the natural grass coloured background. Club has a flattened diamond cross-section and a centre ridge that runs from edge of sheath to tip of pointed end.

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