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SeedC1650

The seeds are small, hard, brown and lima-bean shaped.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab seed
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentC1637 a-b

Part a and b are thick brown sticks. Part a is rounded at one end and has rough edges on the other. Both ends of part b have been thinned and rounded.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1595

Plain, dark brown wood boomerang that has a ridged texture of curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Same texture on both sides. Near the middle of one end, the wood contracts and shrinks inward and then bulges outward to a rounded end. For use with the left hand.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1627

Shaft is flat on the back and rounded on the front. Carved barbs are continuous on edges from the handle to the point, although many barbs on one edge are missing. Bunches of scratch marks appear down the front and back of the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1728

Brown wooden boomerang with smooth sides. The top side has a main design that consists of fine broken angular curving and horizontal zigzag lines; the bottom side is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1598

Red-brown wood boomerang that has a simple grooved pattern with the bottom side being relatively smooth and the top side having curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Bands of white and black ochre on red. Main design consists of the following from one end to the other: a large section of white at one end with two horizontal bands of black that have white dots within; a long plain section in the middle; a horizontal band of black that is outlined by white dots; and a multiple horizontal grooved section that has a grooved x-shape within.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, ochre pigment and paint
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield1632/4

Oblong shield with carved out wooden handle. Both front and back are decorated with incised lines. On front, short horizontal lines in zigzag bands form the border of diamonds up the centre and triangles on the edges; these shapes are filled with vertical grooves. Remnants of red paint are present at edges of diamonds. On rear, horizontal bands contain various geometric patterns; area at handle is undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd1632/3

Decorated baobab fruit with incised designs of two emus, three lizards, two birds of prey, two other birds, a kangaroo; two butterflies(?) and a snake. A band around the top has the name "Derby" incised. A band around the bottom has two rows of small dots inside it.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Stick1632/2 a-b

Two light brown, cylindrical sticks with tapered, rounded ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1632/1

Oblong, round-bottomed bowl with tough interior and decorated exterior. Decoration is lengthwise grooves interrupted at three places by widthwise bands with incised edges.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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