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Knuckleduster3274/31

Oval-shaped wire frame wound with sennit twine, and then three rows of shark's teeth affixed with wire.

Culture
Yapese
Material
shark tooth, metal and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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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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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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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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Torch704/50 a-b

Pair of torches. Part a is a torch made from coconut fibre and has a long wooden handle. The top of the torch is burnt and tapers slightly to a point. Part b is a torch made of light coloured fabric and has a short wooden handle. The top of the torch is burnt. The torch tapers slight at both ends.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
coconut husk fibre, wood and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1461/1

Bowl made of a coconut shell with opening around 3/4 of the way from bottom. Twined string loop through two holes on either side of the rim and is knotted at the centre; outer surface is decorated on either side of each set of holes with four horizontal short lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hook2596/1

Hook made from two pieces of wood. The main body is V-shaped and the tip is bent inwards to snare the prey. Braided coir rope is wound around the glued segment of the two pieces and around the end of the hook extending upwards into a loop.

Culture
Tokelauan
Material
wood, coconut husk fibre and adhesive
Made in
Tokelau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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