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ShieldB465

Roughly rectangular wooden shield with points at both ends and a raised ridge down the centre. Bands of bamboo (?) laid horizontally across the shield at the top and bottom, held in place with zigzagging stitched of dark brown rattan (?); bands continue on reverse. Edges of shield are painted black; centre is painted red-brown. wooden handle on reverse.

Culture
Kayan
Material
wood, paint, bamboo grass ? and rattan ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Flute1704/3

Cantonese opera prop. Long, hollow brown length of bamboo with eight finger holes bored into one side and a red string looped through two separate holes at one end.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Switch Prop1704/2

Cantonese Opera prop. Stem switch is two pieces of stem bent in half and bound with a strip of stem material. A small piece of string also binds two of the stems at the bound handle. There is a loop of cotton fibre that has been knotted. The loose ends are split and frayed. One of the frayed ends has been completely severed from the bottom of the bound handle. Another has been partially severed from the bottom of the bound handle.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass ?, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIb264

Cylindrical bamboo container, or lidded box. The lid is tied to the base with string secured by woven bands, one on the container and one on the lid. Handle is secured by woven rattan bands. Handle has a plain two prong-like base. Upper portion of the handle tapers and has a groove around it, creating a long mouth-like shape. There is a small hole through the mid-upper end, creating an eye-like feature.

Culture
Dayak ?
Material
bamboo grass, rattan and wood
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/11

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched and has thin strands of fibre wrapped around it. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, resin ?, clay ?, fibre, pigment and wood
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/9

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, pigment, wood, resin ?, clay ? and fibre
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/7

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, resin ?, clay ?, fibre, pigment and wood
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/4

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
clay ?, resin ?, wood, pigment, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/2

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched and has thin strands of fibre wrapped around it. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, pigment, wood, resin ? and fibre
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute1367/4

Light brown coloured long and narrow flute with three evenly spaced holes on front, and two holes on back that are further apart from each other. Body is hollow. Flute has nine distinct sections of different geometric designs that include checkered, zigzag, diamond, triangular, and linear patterns.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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