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Shield2705/4

Wooden coastal shield, rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slight taper at the bottom. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the geometric design is painted orange and outlined in black all on a white ground framed in black. White stripe on top and bottom. Small carved head sits on the top middle edge. Two sets of four bundles of sennit attached along the side edges, one is missing. The back has black painted, triangular design on either side of a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/2

Wood citak shield, triangular-like shaped with a slight curve on one side. Detailed with a stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the triangular geometric design are painted orange and outlined in black. The triangles alternate with white recessed v-shapes and horizontal lines of white rectangles in between. The pointed top is brown with a white triangle near the tip. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/1

Wood citak shield, oval-like shape with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the c-like shape geometric design is painted white and outlined in black all on a brown ground. The top is brown with a white line running vertically through a black triangle. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe487

Carved wood ancestor mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and two rows of cowrie shells. The forehead, sides and chin of the face are painted with black pigment and are inlaid with rows of numerous small shells. The face is decorated with white and black detailing on a brown ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask that makes up the body of a crocodile; on the end is the reptiles head which faces downwards. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cassowary feather, wood, shell, lime mineral, cowrie shell, charcoal pigment and pigment
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe477

Carved wood mask consisting of an oval shaped head with long thin strands of sennit ? fibre hanging down the sides and back. The face has a large, protruding forehead with a small crocodile carved in relief. The brow is triangular and hangs over the large round, shell inlaid eyes. The nose is raised, long and narrow with large holes through the septum which hold two pieces of fibre twine. The mouth is small and cut deep. Tattoo-like lines of incised dots run over cheeks. Attached to the sides of the head are small sections of fibre rope with fibre loops. The underside is hollow. There is a fibre tie at the top of the mask. The wood is stained black with a brown pigment over top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre ?, shell, wood, charcoal pigment, fibre and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe485

Carved wooden spirit mask in an elongated oval shape. In lower centre is a human face with protruding round eyes, flared nostrils, open mouth with carved teeth and small ears. Covering over the inset face are concentric points meeting vertically from oval background, each one overlapping above and below the face. Four below and six above. Small knobs at both ends; top has a small woven fibre tie.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stain, lime mineral, charcoal pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Orators StoolIe499

Carved, wood stool consisting of a standing figure on a base with bent knees and arms extending parallel to body. Palms facing inside body. The large, oval shaped face is fringed with cassowary feathers and elaborately painted brown, black and white. Framing the face is inlaid with small cowrie shells. The face has circular-like shapes encompassing the large protruding eyes inlaid with shells. The nose is long, narrow and slightly projects at the tip. On the cheeks are triangular tattoo-like incisions. The mouth is open with the tongue protruding out. The chest is incised with geometric designs and a large rectangular carved pendant in the middle. Around the waist is a woven cord loincloth covering the prominent genital area. Attached to the lower back of the figure is semi-circular stool with a small mask on lower part of leg. The face is incised with lines and has protruding eyes, nose and tongue. The body of the figure is covered in black, charcoal ? pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cassowary feather, fibre, cowrie shell, shell, charcoal pigment ?, ochre pigment, lime mineral and human hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe359

Basket hook with a shaft formed by a male figure carved in profile with an extended nose and mouth that down to his belly, and his hands hold the nose. A cord is attached for hanging through a hole at the top of the figure's head. The hook is double-sided.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal pigment, ochre pigment, oil and plant fibre
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe ProwIe358

Triangular shaped wooden prow with a cylindrical shaped base that tapers to a point. The sides of the base are incised with a repeating stylized geometric design. Attached below is a framework of triangular shapes intermixed with fish and bird heads. White pigment outlines the shapes while orange pigment is added to the engravings. Five fibre tassels hang from the base.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, charcoal pigment, lime mineral, ochre pigment, fibre and chalk stone ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldId200

Oval shield that has a rectangular boss (10 x 6 x 1 cm.) with the longest dimension parallel to the width of the shield and in the approximate centre of the vertical surface. Boss enclosed by geometric design of bands all approximately 2 cm. in width, separated by thick black lines. Series of six bands alternately natural and yellow ochre coloured, joined to form squares, surround the boss which is outlined by an oval band. Points of squares aligned parallel to the longest and widest axes of the shield, respectively. Final points of sixth square touch edges at either side. Top and bottom form points of new series of squares with this repetitive pattern incomplete. Undecorated dorsal surface is hollowed at the centre to form a vertically placed handle.

Culture
Australian
Material
ochre pigment, fig root and charcoal pigment
Made in
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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