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ContainerC947

Dark on light brown, linear geometric designs in panels with birds along top end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC965

A round orange-red gourd container. The stopper has a boar tusk hook handle and a woven geometric patterned grass band, in yellow and brown. Gourd is decorated with a double row of black seeds with a white and red bead fringe. Spiral design on the dark brown wood spatula is carved in low relief and emphasized by lime. The spatula is attached to the gourd by a string. The stopper is attached to the gourd by a string.

Culture
Massim
Material
glass, wood, grass, lime mineral, seed, gourd fruit and boar tusk
Made in
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC1092 a-b

A light brown oblong cylindrical-like gourd (part a) with a rounded bottom and flat cut off at the opposite end all decorated with a dark geometric design outside. There is a long flat tapering point (part b) which has a string attached through a hole at the rounded end. Carved dark handle on lid.

Culture
Fijian
Material
tortoise shell, cork wood, gourd fruit and fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 a

Decorated seed pod. Overall stripe pattern along the length of the pod.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 b

Decorated seed pod. Small zigzag patterns over entire pod forming squares, concentric circles and long radiating line patterns; dark brown.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 c

Decorated seed pod. Small zigzag lines along the length. Lizard and dog motif. Shades of light brown.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 d

Decorated seed pod. Zig-zag design running both vertically and horizontally. Two designs are made by leaving areas blank. One design is a turtle, the other is an anteater.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GourdC1427

Decorated baobab fruit with incised and painted figures of a kangaroo and a bird surrounded by abstract patterns.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH2.59

Bowl made from a spherical brown gourd, hollow, with its top quarter cut off. Red and brown geometric and linear patterns are painted around the outside surface.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
paint and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedH1.316

Decorated seed pod. A brown-grey, ellipsoid seed pod with a circular knob and stem at one end. Two figures--a flower and a crescent moon shape--are scratched into either side of the pod, revealing a shiny red layer underneath the outer skin.

Culture
Andes
Material
fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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