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Tapa Cloth2623/50

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with geometric designs outlined in black. There are four panels. Each panel contains a band of interlocking triangles and a band of rectangles missing one side. The panels are outlined in black and painted brownish-orange. The cloth is painted on one side but has bled through to the other side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/48

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with a centred band and a repeating motif. The motif is a symetrical starburst-like design repeated four times within the large band. The border and the large lines of the design are light brown. The small details, dots and wavy lines are gray. The cloth is painted on one side.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope2623/45

Roll of bark twine.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/44

Coconut shell scraper attached to a necklace of Job's tears strung on green plastic fibre. Scraper has been sharpened to a concave rounded edge and sides have been notched for decoration. A small piece of bark fibre rope loops the scraper to the necklace, hiding the plastic fibre. Pahaion necklace.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, plastic fibre, bark fibre and job's tear seed
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2623/32

Bilum bag loosely woven from twined bark fibre. Colours on bag alternate in horizontal bands and patches, and the strap is dyed yellow.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark fibre and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2623/31

Bilum bag woven from brightly dyed commercial fibre with the strap made from undyed bark fibre. Horizontal striped pattern in blue, black, orange and two shades of pink.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
synthetic fibre, dye and bark fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2623/30

Bilum bag woven from multi-coloured dyed bark fibre with banded and checkered designs. A circular design in undyed fibre is woven into the bottom left of one side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark fibre and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2623/29

Bilum bag woven from dyed, twined bark fibre in white, purple and pink horizontal bands, with intermittent vertical bands of the same colours.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark fibre and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring2623/28

Five rows of small white shells woven into a band of woven bark fibre. Bark fibre string extends from the band at both sides. A small piece of animal skin with fur is attached loosely at one end of band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell, bark fibre and skin
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/26

Simple beaded necklace on corded bark ? fibre. Necklace is half orange, half red beads, with white-black-white combinations interspersed.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
glass, bark fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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