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ClubC669

Club with roughly cylindrical handle that flares outwards at the guard and has a flat butt end with a rounded edge. The blade of the club is flat and slightly flared to a flat end. The blade has zigzag and scroll motifs at the top, and the handle hilt has rows of triangles and diamonds, each incised into the wood. The designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC979

A small brown wood bowl carved in the shape of a tortoise. Carved designs filled with white lime. The head has circular eyes and a mouth. The body is outlined with a segmented tubular pattern having a circle at the front, the back, and in the middle of each side. While the front legs are shorter than the back legs, they are all have a swirled partial feather-like design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lime mineral and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/4 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man; the man's face is recessed except for the nose and forehead; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; body is decorated with arms in relief above a recessed band that then flares out to the bottom. A white powdery substance, lime(?), is in the crevices of the incised decoration.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC833

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle carved in a spiral design. Spiral design is consisting of three interconnected spiral curls along the 'back side' with a circle in between and having the main part of the handle which has a larger spiral curl curve underneath the three interconnected ones. In the middle, there is a three-prong v-shape. At the top, there is a fish-like design with a spiral curled tail. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the handle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumIe488

Carved wood drum with an hourglass-like shape. There is a rounded, rectangular shaped handle on the side; opposite is a carved, cutout design of two bird figures. The central surface is detailed with an incised geometric design with white pigment in the cuts. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
reptile skin, wood, lime mineral and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe487

Carved wood ancestor mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and two rows of cowrie shells. The forehead, sides and chin of the face are painted with black pigment and are inlaid with rows of numerous small shells. The face is decorated with white and black detailing on a brown ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask that makes up the body of a crocodile; on the end is the reptiles head which faces downwards. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cassowary feather, wood, shell, lime mineral, cowrie shell, charcoal pigment and pigment
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe485

Carved wooden spirit mask in an elongated oval shape. In lower centre is a human face with protruding round eyes, flared nostrils, open mouth with carved teeth and small ears. Covering over the inset face are concentric points meeting vertically from oval background, each one overlapping above and below the face. Four below and six above. Small knobs at both ends; top has a small woven fibre tie.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stain, lime mineral, charcoal pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Orators StoolIe499

Carved, wood stool consisting of a standing figure on a base with bent knees and arms extending parallel to body. Palms facing inside body. The large, oval shaped face is fringed with cassowary feathers and elaborately painted brown, black and white. Framing the face is inlaid with small cowrie shells. The face has circular-like shapes encompassing the large protruding eyes inlaid with shells. The nose is long, narrow and slightly projects at the tip. On the cheeks are triangular tattoo-like incisions. The mouth is open with the tongue protruding out. The chest is incised with geometric designs and a large rectangular carved pendant in the middle. Around the waist is a woven cord loincloth covering the prominent genital area. Attached to the lower back of the figure is semi-circular stool with a small mask on lower part of leg. The face is incised with lines and has protruding eyes, nose and tongue. The body of the figure is covered in black, charcoal ? pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cassowary feather, fibre, cowrie shell, shell, charcoal pigment ?, ochre pigment, lime mineral and human hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body MaskIe505

Tumbuan body mask/costume. Mask is composed of a conical basketry top with woven facial features near the top, which is finished with a lip that juts upwards and outwards to form a circle as viewed from the top. The top is painted in alternating white and orange vertical bands. The bottom of the mask is finished with a long fringe attached to a ring of bent branch.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, bark fibre, ochre pigment ?, lime mineral ? and palm leaf
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FinialIe368

Pot-shaped stand upon which sits the figure of a man, on whose shoulders, there is a bird with outstretched wings. The stand has two raised wavy lines and raised concentric circles near the top. The man has an upturned face and no neck. The bird has sucker-like protrusions on its tail. The stand is several shades of brown with white highlights. The man's right side is brown while the other side is black. The bird is brown. Both the man and the bird have spots and lines.

Culture
Chambri
Material
charcoal, lime mineral and clay
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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