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SpatulaC836

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. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised abstract design that has 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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SpatulaC837

Brown-black wood piece that has severe geometric designs carved on the handle consisting of a long 'eye' down along the middle with rimmed edges that flare slightly outward down along the blade from a widely carved horizontal band. A flat, rectangular-shaped finial as at the end of the handle. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point from a ridge along the middle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC838

Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges that tapers towards the end where one plane extends slightly beyond the other.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC839

Spatula with flat, elongated blade that is curved at the tip and tapers towards the handle, which is formed by a crouched figure. The figure is decorated with incised curls that are filled with white lime mineral.

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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SpatulaC840

Brown wood piece that has a zig-zag border at either end of the elongated diamond-shaped handle. Handle is intentionaly split. Otherwise very plain. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC842

Brown-black wood piece that has a short cylindrical handle covered with spiral designs with the lower design outlined by a horizontal band of zig zag lines. Designs emphasized with lime. Tapers cylindrically down to the 'blade'. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

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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SpatulaC845

Brown wood piece that his quatrefoil in cross section. Handle with abstract spiral designs at the junction of the handle and beads. Designs emphasized with lime. Finial at the end. Small, short 'blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

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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ClubC1304

Wooden club with an elongated blade with a rounded tip and serrated edges. The handle is long and four-sided with two sides curved, and has a hole for hanging and a slightly curved finial at the end.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1594

Dark, black-brown wooden staff with white pigment added to emphasize designs. Handle at top has a crouching, stylized human figure with spiral designs carved in relief; a flaring, hoof-like shape is at the bottom of the staff.

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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FigureK4.68

Figure of a woman wearing a plain straight skirt and with a pot balanced on her head. Her hair is carved with texturing. She has eyes, a nose, a mouth, ears, and breasts. Her arms are resting at her sides with her hands folded into one another across her lap. The pot is rounded with a horizontal middle band and flares upward to create a large wide lip. She is standing on a square base.

Culture
East African
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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