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Belt2623/58

Unbroken band woven from brown and yellow grass fibre. Belt has a geometric patterned design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2623/57

Thick, unbroken band woven from brown and yellow grass fibre. Belt has a brown border with yellow centre and vertical brown lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2623/34

Small hollowed gourd with grass fibre stopper. A design of three vertical bands has been burned into the vertical length of the gourd.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit and grass fibre
Made in
Popondetta, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2633/35

Painted naked wooden figure with cowrie shell eyes. Figure has corded grass fibre knotted through his ears and nose and around his neck, wrists, ankles, and waist. The top of the figure's head is flat. Standing on a base carved around the feet.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, grass fibre, cowrie shell and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1497

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; two sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes in a double diamond shape outline and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft bordered by string at either end. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, grass fibre, wood and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC321

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve. Underneath this, there is a plain elongated pyramidal shape. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, grass fibre and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: PaperN2.1269

Book of grass cloth wallpaper samples; handmade samples are woven in different widths and textures and dyed in various colours. Cover is made of gold colour paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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