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Bone Dagger3277/23

Cassowary bone dagger with a clay(?) head. The head is painted black and red, and has inset shells for eyes as well as smaller shells for designs. Pig tusk extends out from both sides of the figure's large nose. Each ear has two pieces of twisted plant fibre though it, and the head is adorned with a small amount of human hair and a fan of cassowary feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass, cowrie shell, cassowary feather, pigment, cassowary bone, pig tusk and human hair ?
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3277/25

Large mask of wood. The eyes are inlaid cowrie shells with painted designs extending out from a star-like centre. Large protruding nose has pig tusks extending out of each nostril, with a string of bird feathers attached on both sides. The forehead, nostrils and chin are decorated with red clay inlaid with small white shells. Long black cassowary feathers extend out of the top of the head. The jaw is lined with a fringe of plant fibre. The face is painted with concentric curved lines extending out from the eyes, and the ears are painted with stripes and have many holes in a vertical line. The back of the mask is painted black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, pig tusk, cassowary feather, feather, paint, plant fibre, clay, shell and cowrie shell
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Figure3189/1

Standing wooden ancestor figure. Face takes the shape of a large oval mask with flattened cheeks, a sharp, raised ridge running from forehead to nose. Eyes are large inset shells, with three small animal claws are adhered to the forehead above. Nostrils are wide and lips protrude. Face is painted a light brown with dark brown and red-brown designs in small crescents and curving lines surrounding eyes and cheeks and tracing nose. Cowrie shells line chin and brow and cassowary feathers stand out from head and jaw to create hair and beard. Body stands with feet planted on a small rounded base, knees slightly bent, arms hanging at sides, stomach distended. Decorative bands are carved into lower legs and upper arms, and a plaque with carved face sits on chest. A woven loin cloth is tied around waist. Ties of plant fibre are at ankles, wrists, and ears.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, plant fibre, clay, paint, cowrie shell and cassowary feather
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress Ornament2948/123

Golden, bronze and chocolate-brown cassowary feathers are attached at the base to a cone of bees wax adorned with coix seeds. The base of the feathers emerge from the point of the cone and are tied together with sago leaf fibres and bast string which are attached to a 7cm-long thin, pointed piece of wood.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary feather, seed, bee wax, plant fibre, sago fibre and wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/31

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is formed from a cassowary leg bone, partially cut to expose the hollow interior and shaped into a fine point. The head of the bone is wrapped with a woven plant fibre casing, continuing into five thin strands of woven fibre. These each attach to two groups of blue seeds attached to short grey and long, fine black feathers. The woven casing around the thick end of the dagger has three painted bands of orange pigment. At the bottom point is a small incised cut running in a band across the bone. The head of the bone is red, with the remainder of bone yellow-brown to brown.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, cotton fibre, seed and pigment
Made in
Atsy, Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/30

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior of the bone. The surface of the bone is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. A faint carved mark appears on the underside of the dagger. The midsection of the piece is circumscribed with a thin, black, carved ring. The head of the bone is wrapped in a thickly woven plant fibre casing. This woven casing has seven strands coming off of it which are decorated with two sets of two blue or white seeds each and sets of two black beads connected to bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these seven bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre, and some of the strands extend past the length of the black feathers.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cotton fibre, seed and cassowary feather
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/29

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior. The surface is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. The tip has been broken off. The head of the bone is wrapped in a woven plant fibre casing. This casing has ten strands coming off of it, each of which is decorated with blue and red seeds and black beads, culminating in bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre. The casing around the head of the bone is otherwise undecorated aside from a single string of fibre that forms a large loop extending upwards from the casing.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/79

A darkened armband of woven rattan fibre has a large tassel attached to a short braided rope of bast strings. The tassel consists of bees wax, coix seeds, black cassowary feathers, larger bronze-coloured feathers and long strips of rattan fibre.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, cassowary feather, bee wax, seed and pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/27

Woven bag. The front is adorned with four horizontal stripes consisting of two tightly plaited cords above and below a bar of tan fibre which is woven into ‘v’ shapes. Light grey and brown feathers, some with black tips, drape down, tied with bast string holding coix seeds in diagonal crosses, followed by threads of coix and abrus seeds and cut sections of cassowary quill. More feathers and seeds are inside the bag. The strap is a loose braid of tighter braids of fibre, with two large knots in the middle. The ends of the strap are attached to the back with a knot near the top and continue down the back approximately 20 cm, woven intermittently into the body. A piece of cloth has been attached to the front with ‘Yasiu’ written in ink.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, sago fibre, cassowary feather, abrus seed and coix seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/32

Dagger carved from a cassowary leg bone with cassowary feathers and seed ornaments. One end of the bone is sharpened into a triangular point. The other end of the bone has a woven plant fibre cover from which hang seven ornaments held in place by woven thread. Each ornament is made of two hollowed red seeds and a long black hollow tube inserted between the seeds. The other ornament is made with one white and brown plastic bead instead of a red seed. Black and brown cassowary feathers are wrapped tightly with the remaining thread at the end of each ornament.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, plant fibre, seed and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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