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SpearC1519

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and ten sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes, a bulbous nose, a wide smiling mouth, and hands resting below the belly), and a fibre tuft. The dark brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIe461 a-b

Very long, brown wood spear in two pieces (parts a-b). The first piece (part a) has a paddle-like protrusion with an open lattice work design near the end that is carved with a bisymmetrical geometric swirl pattern in four sets while ten horizontal rings are carved around above to the bone tip. The second piece (part b) is wrapped around with ribbed cord, attached to which, there are seeds and white feathers.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, bone, fibre, feather and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC512

Plain, brown wood shaft with a bone point that has many small barbs along each side. The point is set into the shaft with a pitch material. Along the upper portion of the shaft, there is a pyramidal shape followed by a plain section with a horizontal, upraised band below and a wider, horizontal, upraised band underneath.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood, plant fibre, resin and bone
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIe459

Long, light brown wood shaft that has three horizontal bands around the base. The head is bound onto the head and consists of a barbed bone point that has four small bilateral barbs. The red-brown wood head underneath the bone point is carved with barbs around the upper portion of its sides along with inverted split u's. A woven fibre sleeve is at the base of the head on the shaft.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, bone ? and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1575

Bone barbs set onto three prongs. The end of the shaft is plain and wrapped with white string and has a coiled wire loop with a nail bent through it. Near to this, the shaft is painted red and then becomes dark brown-black where it is wrapped with fibre at the base which is also painted red. The base of each of the three prongs is plain and then has a section painted red. Each bone barb is wrapped with fibre under which, there is a tiny barb.

Culture
Australian
Material
bone, plant fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB102

Mat in a shield shape made of black and natural rattan to form a geometric design that consists of two wide, vertical bands of a plain zig zag on a black background. Appliqued red fabric along the diagonal sides that converge to a point with a heavily beaded panel in the space between. Beaded panel has a geometric design that consists of an open yellow diamond shape that has black shapes around a red diamond shape within while three white, black, and red diamond shapes are equally spaced around the bottom where there is a beaded fringe of the same colours. Blue, red, and white beads border the upper portion of the beaded panel. Two tooth-like objects are attached near the point.

Culture
Iban
Material
bone, glass, fibre and rattan
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting EquipmentA2.536 a-c

Hide bow cover (part a), arrow quiver (part b) and bait container (part c). Plain bow cover and quiver with attached bait pouch and bone toggles; one toggle is carved with simple geometric designs.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, bone and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC771

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs above the second cane joint from the end. Shaft is bound at the end and the base with red and natural cane fibre. The arrow point is multi-barbed with carved splinters of bone which are attached by cane fibre wrapping to the point. The end of the shaft is notched.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre and bone
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceD2.51

Necklace composed of twelve long strands of beads held together with seven leather strips through which the strands are strung; the four uppermost leather strips are halved, leaving an opening for the neck. Held together with cloth thongs and a leather strips at the top; beaded fringe at bottom. Alternating rows of blue and black glass beads, brass beads, and elongated polished bone beads. Geometric patterning. Yellow glass beads at the bottom of the fringe.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, brass metal, bird bone, skin and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook2670/4

Fish hook of three pieces that are held together with twined and braided cord. The main body is of light-coloured bone and has a flat piece of shell covering one of its sides. The third piece is an orange tortoise shell hook with a single barb that protrudes from the side opposite the shell.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
tortoise shell, whale bone, black pearl shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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