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Pipe2948/132 a-b

Wooden pipe. One piece (part a) has a smoothed surface, red-brown in colour, and is undecorated. The end portion is circular with a smaller, circular opening and carved letters. Part b is light yellow-brown in colour and is similarly unadorned. Both parts of the pipe retain some ash material inside.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument2956/302 a-c

Carved wooden instrument with a series of evenly carved ridges protruding outward, running along most of the front length of the piece. A hole is bored through the bottom as a handle. Thick decorative lines are carved into the sides of the instrument. The playing stick (part b) is a short piece of bamboo cut into strips on the bottom. The top of the instrument is carved as the head of a man, with beard and mustache, protruding nose, lined cheeks, carved eyes and heavy, wrinkled brows. His mouth has a bored hole at centre that holds a small wooden pipe (part c) with carved linear designs.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument2956/301 a-c

Carved wooden instrument with a series of evenly carved ridges, protruding outward and running along the front of the piece. A hole is bored through the bottom for a handle and the bottom portion curves back slightly. Thick decorative lines are carved into the sides of the instrument; “Braea Purtugal” is also carved on one side. The playing stick (part b) is a short piece of bamboo cut into strips on the bottom. The top of the instrument is carved as the head of a man with a beard and mustache, protruding nose, lined cheeks, carved eyes and heavy, wrinkled brows. His mouth has a bored hole at centre that holds a small wooden pipe (part c).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/8

Small woven basketry bag decorated with pink, yellow, and green wool bunches held together with string, beads and small white shells. Diamond shaped design in red and green fibre are woven into the body of the bag. An intermittent fringe of wool hangs from the bottom of the bag along with strands of grass. The shoulder strap consists of 5 twisted strands of grass attached in a knot with red and green wool.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/7

Rectangular basketry bag woven in a diagonal pattern. Long grass fringe at both bottom and top. Decorated with multi-coloured fabric strips attached to bad with beaded and seed thread. The top three attachments also hold carved teeth. The handle is five twisted pieces joined together by a knot at top.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre, cotton fibre, dye, tooth and seed
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/6

Woven rectangular basketry bag with crisscross design in pink and blue. Bottom has a multi-coloured fringe. Handle is comprised four long twisted strands. Fringe sits at top of bag. Short ties close the bag.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/5

Woven basketry bag with a long, four-strand shoulder strap. Long fringe on bottom. Zigzag pattern woven into bag in colours of red and green.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/4

Large bilum with an open weave. Bottom is rounded. Decorated with a pattern of diagonal bands of yellow, green, red, and purple. Top of bag is open with a flat woven green and yellow handle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/3

Large bilum with an open weave. Bottom is rounded, as is opening. Handle is knotted at the top. Striped decorative pattern in red, yellow, brown and green.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/2

Large bilum with an open weave. Bottom is rounded, and open at the top, with a thick handle. Bag has a pattern of narrow bands of black, red and grey-white as decoration across the surface.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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