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ClubC668

Club with short handle that has a slightly rounded triangular end and a flaring blade. The blade is decorated with incised spiral, crescent and wave designs in relief on the top half of both faces. Palm leaves are threaded through holes along the end of the blade.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and palm leaf
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAi4

Cup with handle carved from a single piece of dark brown-black ebony that has a smooth finish outside. Inside carving marks are visible. The bottom is slightly convex.

Culture
Kuba ?
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC831

Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges. The butt end of the handle has a cylindrical finial with an incised zigzag design. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised scrolling design. The incised designs have been filled in with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC834

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of a crouching human figure with spiral and feather designs which are emphasized with lime. Face has large circular eyes, a long cross-shaped nose, and a wide smile with teeth. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point. Triangular band design between the figure and the rest of the carved designs.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC665

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has geometric designs of three vertical concentric fan-like semi-circles from the 'cross-guard' near toward the middle. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has a wide grooved band. The 'grip' flares outward. 'Pommel' has a rounded arch design.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC666

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has designs of four vertical scrolls near the blunt end where there is a blunt protrusion with a zig zag line in between. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. Has a simple flat 'grip' that flares outward and a flat rounded 'pommel'.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC670

Wide sword-shaped dark brown wood club. 'Blade' has four vertical designs of spiral linear patterns scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at the end nearer toward the middle. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has a wide horizontal grooved band. The 'grip' flares outward to a 'cross-guard' that has a spiral linear pattern design. 'Pommel' is a rounded arch shape with a thin horizontal grooved band around the base.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC671

Brown wood sword-shaped club but with a blunt straight-edged ended 'blade'. The end of the 'blade' is covered with a band of spiral linear pattern emphasized with white pigment. Has a tapering 'cross-guard' and an arch design on the 'pommel' where there is a flat, curved, carved protrusion at the end.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC672

Black-brown sword-shaped wooden club with zigzag and scroll patterns carved in relief; carved designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC835

Brown wood piece that has a thick spiral pattern on the handle emphasized with lime. Paddle-like 'blade'.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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