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HookC1157

Fish hook. Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Has no leader. Barb secured to shaft with twisted flax.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, flax fibre and human bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2664/3 a-b

Double-sided drum made of tops of two human skulls(?) placed top to top with each opening covered with skin. Join is wrapped with blue cotton cloth and dark red wool, with cords of braided hide ending in knobs attached to each side. Hide strips partially covered in brown corduroy project from one side, ending in tassels in poor condition. Part b is a detached cord with metal-wrapped tassels.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
human bone ?, skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIe301

Spear, nearly round in cross-section, straight unadorned shaft tapering slightly to point. Lanceolate point part of human arm bone is eighteen cm. long to the shaft and hollow for two-thirds of the length. Cut away to leave a flat projection which is bound to the shaft. Mounting covered by a sleeve of woven rattan six cm. wide. Point and sleeve are coloured with red ochre.

Culture
Kewa
Material
human bone, ochre pigment, rattan and palm wood
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1162

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured with a twisted string. Has no leader.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, human bone, wood and abalone shell
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1163

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured by a twisted flax string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, human bone and flax fibre
Made in
North Island, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlC77

Curved bone, wide at one end and narrowing to a pointed tip at the other.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
human bone
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC387

Plain shaft with long many-barbed head. Three longer barbs extend outward from the top in a triangular formation. The cord which holds the barbs is painted red. Fibre is coiled around the upper part of the shaft.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
human bone, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Skull2748/6

Decorated skull covered in clay with tight curls of human hair. A red clay face, formed onto a toothless human skull and decorated with brown, beige, and reddish orange facial tattoo, has Cowrie shell eyes, three rows of brown seeds implanted at the hairline of long twisted black hair locks, and circular bone earrings tied into a hole in each ear.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
human bone, human hair, cowrie shell, clay, seed, paint, cotton fibre and bone
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SkullC624

Clay is molded over the skull to form facial features with cowrie shells used for the eyes. Decorated with dark brown-black curled human hair. Mostly red with some black paint used to accentuate and to decorate the facial features with circular lines, curvi-linear lines, and large dots. Twisted corded fibre is attached through and around the ears.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
human bone, cowrie shell, human hair and clay
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Human Skull1404/40 a-b

Human skull inside a knotted fibre bag. Skull without the lower jaw; 4 teeth left in the upper jaw. Inside a knotted net bag made of a stiff plant fibre, with several loop handles.

Culture
Taiwanese ?
Material
plant fibre and human bone
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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