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Nit Titili2765/2

Colourful wooden mask with two long ear panels and a red crested headdress of plant fibre. The red painted face, tattooed in yellow and black, is triangular-shaped with round shell eyes placed into the hollow eye sockets. The large mouth has two boar-like teeth amongst the smaller ones. From each nostril, a ring or band connects to the spotted ears, into which are carved a crested bird (rooster?) with shell eyes, a yellow and black snake and a small red flying fish. The headdress has an interior frame of rattan onto which are tied leaves and fibres.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, coconut husk fibre, pandanus leaf, charcoal pigment, lime pigment, red clay pigment and plant pigment
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nit Xalaxala2765/1

Colourful wooden mask with a large yellow crested headdress of plant fibre. The red and yellow tattooed face is triangular-shaped with round shell eyes placed into the hollow eye sockets, the large hollowed mouth has four curving boar-like teeth amongst the smaller ones and a tongue(?) that hangs out to touch a necklace that connects to dangling earrings. The headdress has an interior frame of rattan onto which are tied the leaves and fibres.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, coconut husk fibre, pandanus leaf, rattan, snail shell, charcoal pigment, lime pigment, red clay pigment and plant pigment
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Calling Rattle2716/28

One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". Curved fragments of coconut shell, which are strung onto two strips of rattan bound together into a loop handle, make a rattling sound when shaken.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, rattan, bamboo grass and coconut nutshell
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2763/9

Fat, disc-like drum made of folded coconut husks bound with braided grass rope. Short rope handle is attached to binding.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
coconut husk fibre and grass
Made in
Lifou, New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl, Drinking, CarvedE/2521

OBJECTS OF EXCHANGE: SOCIAL AND MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION ON THE LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY NORTHWEST COAST. GLASS, AARON EXHIBITION CATALOG, 2011, Publisher: BARD GRADUATE CENTER

Culture
Tlingit
Material
coconut shell
Made in
Cordova Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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BowlIa49

Half coconut shell of an irregular circle shape. Rim has four rows of coiling attached by twelve strands which pierce the shell. Small circular plaited foot is attached with a coiled strand which zigzags over the woven section in a five-pointed star shape.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
coconut nutshell and bamboo grass
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIe414

Pineapple-like head held in place with woven bands. The red-brown wood handle is decorated with woven bands, some plain and some fringed. The dark grey-black head has three horizontal rows of sixteen triangular protrusions all around. Underneath and through the hollow, cylindrical head, there is a long light-coloured woven band. Below, there is an upward flaring, red-brown fringe and two brown woven bands. At the end of the handle, there is a brown woven band coiled around with a downward flaring, red-brown fringe.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, hemp fibre and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tattooing EquipmentC1758 a-c

A three piece set of tattooing equipment. The first piece (part a) is a rounded bowl end part of a coconut nutshell that is holding some black substance. The second piece (part b) is a flat light brown wood stick with a hollow cylindrical bone piece at the other end that is cut away at diagonally with four teeth at the longer end. The third piece (part c) is a long flat brown wood stick.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coconut nutshell, wood and bone
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 a

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a zig zag pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupC558

Dark brown shell cut in half, twisted and woven handle attached to one side. Fan-shaped handle has two double longitudinal ridged rows. Shell has a point at the end with three equally spaced vertical ridges around the sides.

Culture
Fijian
Material
coconut husk fibre and coconut nutshell
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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