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Canoe Prow ShieldIe484

Wooden canoe prow shield in a ‘W’ shape with the outer edges lined with cassowary feathers. The shield consists of flat wood pieces mounted onto a bamboo frame. The surface is painted with yellow, orange and brown stylized geometric shapes on a white ground. In the middle is a protruding, elongated shape face with round shell inlaid projecting eyes and a long ridged nose with flaring nostrils. The mouth is open with a slightly protruding tongue. The face is painted in a similar fashion to the rest of the shield. Two bamboo sticks protrude from bottom for support.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood fibre, cassowary feather, pigment, bamboo grass, fibre and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pig Skull828/3

An animal skull wrapped in plant fibre with a muzzle, harness, or carrier style.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
animal bone and bamboo grass
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray828/1

A tray which has been woven on the bottom and attached to a square wood frame. A small handle has been woven on one side.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
bamboo grass ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace988/3

Necklace with a circular white shell suspended from the bottom of a long, vertical segment made of bamboo sticks of the same size tied one on top of the other horizontally. Brown woven fibre cord is affixed along the top of the rectangular bamboo segment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and shell
Made in
Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket985/3

Square basket with square base and round top. Zigzag weave in two shades of brown. Cording attached to flat round top of rim. Rectangular wooden piece at attaches to basket at the corners and raises the basket above the ground.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Pin1080/6 a-b

Symmetrical stick-like object that is black in the centre, flaring out into translucent yellow cylindrical ends. Using the ends as handles, object pulls apart to reveal a long wooden prong attached to one piece (part b) that fits into the other piece's hollow interior (part a).

Culture
Japanese ?
Material
plastic ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun1327/2

Blowgun with long, cylindrical bamboo shaft and conical, slightly bulbous wooden end. Bands of incised geometric designs near ends and one third of the way along the shaft from the wooden end. Metal coiled around open end and held in place with resin. Two bands of braided plant fibre at conical end.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
bamboo grass, metal, wood and resin ?
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun1327/1

Blowgun with long, cylindrical bamboo shaft and conical, slightly bulbous wooden end. Bands of incised geometric designs near ends. Metal coiled around open end and held in place with resin. Two bands of braided plant fibre at conical end.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
bamboo grass, metal and resin ?
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CandleEdz1168 a-b

Two vertical sticks encased in orange wax at the top. Each stick has a shorter stick attached at its base with paper at a forty-five degree angle. On both sticks the orange wax also has three coloured marks on it--yellow, white and green--and a large white wick emerging from the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wax, paper, paste adhesive and bamboo grass
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy814/1 a-d

A small toy car (part a) with a detached wheel (part c) and a wheel (part b) attached to an axle (part d).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass and wood
Made in
Olubus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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