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Long ArrowC1360

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above four of the five cane joints with the top most design consisting of triangles. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has bark (?) wrapped around it. The point has two stacked cones, each with a double base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltC630

A long very wide strip of coiled bark carved with geometric designs emphasized with white. The design consists of an alternating pattern of compressed six-pointed stars and four-pointed stars each having a dot with a double outline at its centre. The border consists of an inner horizontal line of notches and an outer horizontal line of zig zags.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, fibre and clay
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1375

A dark brown-black wood mask carved with geometric linear designs filled with lime, and having black, red, and white colourings. The head tapers upward and is decorated with grooved curvi-linear designs consisting of white inverted u-shapes and red tear-drop shapes. The cowrie shell eyes have a red u-line underneath and high upraised eyebrows above. The cheeks have red dots outlined with white. The face is outlined with a white-gorooved line, below which, there is a red-grooved u-shaped mouth and a pointed chin. There is a grass tassel knotted through the red-outlined nose. The pointed beard is carved with white-grooved curvi-linear lines which swirl around the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, grass fibre, cowrie shell and wood
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC611

A plain handle which tapers to a mushroom-shaped finial, below which there are two horizontal rings carved at the top under the finial. Twelve long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC606

A plain handle which tapers to a square finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK4.171

Wooden mask of a human face with a broad forehead, a wide nose, cut-out oval shaped eyes, round protruding ears, rounded cheeks, a protruding mouth with top and bottom rows of teeth, and a protruding beard with incised lines denoting hair. Mask is decorated with light coloured linear double-lines on the black background of the face. Grass cording is tied to the rim at the top of the mask.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood, stain ? and grass ?
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1390

A light thin bamboo grass knife that is carved, and decorated with a tooth pattern edge along the handle which has a dark linear and zig zag pattern on a natural light-coloured background. The end of the handle has a simple finial. The straight blade comes to a sharp point.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis CoverC114

A hollow cylindrical bamboo grass piece that has an exterior surface design consisting of lozenges, herring bone, and two fish finely done in dark on a light natural-coloured background. There is a long opening approximately three-quarters the length of the case.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weft CombK2.67 a-b

Weft comb (a) is made of four pieces that are fitted together as a frame and are tied with cord. The teeth in the centre of the wooden frame appear to be made of split bamboo. Braided fibre cording is attached to each end of the frame and is secured with knots. The bobbin (b) is boat-shaped and dug out in the centre. Missing shaft and reel.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC977

The tusks form a circle with their bases connected with red fabric and woven bands attached to the centre where there are two teeth.

Culture
Asmat ?
Material
bark, fibre, tooth and boar tusk
Made in
Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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