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Bowl3348/2

Small oval wood bowl. Each end of the bowl tapers in with a matching crocodile(?) head, each holding something in its open mouth. The exterior of the bowl is incised with gemoetric designs and humanoid figures, one at each end, which merge together with the crocodiles. Each figure has a long rectangular protruding nose. A red-brown circle flanked by two red-brown ovals extend across the centre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, lime ? and stain
Made in
Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3348/1

Oval wooden bowl in the shape of a bird. The exterior of the bowl is carved in a bird-shape with feathers extending out along the long edges, tail feathers at one end, and the head at the other. The bowl is incised with a humanoid face wearing a three-pronged headdress - all ornately carved with repeating geometric designs. The incised designs have a white appearance. The face has a raised nose, and from its mouth extends a small fish, which connects with the beak of the bird. The interior of the bowl is plain.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime ?
Made in
Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mai Mask3228/2

Mai mask. Carving of a face is oblong and narrow, with a pointed head, a ridge running down forehead, and a prominent nose with a curved nostril free-spanning the lower part of the face. Mask is painted in swirls, short rounded lines, and colour blocks in shades of brown and dark yellow, with white lime pigment in the eye and nose area. Short grass surrounds the jaw as a bushy beard. Shells are inset into mud as eyes and at the top of the head, from which sprout fine cassowary feathers. Plant fibre is looped through the top. Interior of mask is concave.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre, feather, shell, paint, lime mineral and earth
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/42

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line of geometric triangles running around it which sit on top of a short wooden peg. The figure has circular carved eyes with triangles underneath. The brow is pronounced on the smooth oblong head. The figure has a circle above a triangle carved into its torso, and a geometric line of triangles carved along the arm and leg of each side, curving with the limbs and connecting the right arm and right leg, the left arm and left leg. The carvings on the right side have white lime in the carved areas, while most of the lime along the left side has flaked away.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/37

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line running around it, and circular carved eyes on its face. The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head. There is a pattern of geometric triangles carved along the figure's arm which crosses its back in a "t" shape, with the same patterning crossing along its opposite arm, and extending down the spine ending in two curves. The carved lines were at one time filled with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/35

Wooden carving of a squatting figure. Its knees are drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its them, and resting its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line running around it, and circular carved eyes on its face. The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head. There is a pattern of geometric triangles carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body, some of which are filled with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/34

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line running around it, and circular carved eyes on its face. The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head. There is a small hole carved in the base. There is a pattern of geometric triangles carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body. The carved lines are filled with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/33

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line of geometric triangles running around it, and circular carved eyes on its face. Its mouth has a row of triangular teeth carved into it. The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head. A basket or large bowl is caved on top of its head with a pattern of triangles and curves around the rim. A similar pattern of geometric triangles carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body, each side meeting along the figure's spine with a bull's-eye design at the top and bottom of its back. The carved lines are filled in with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/32

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a rounded base that has un-even wedge-shaped patterning around it. Its mouth has a row of triangular teeth carved into it, and there are two "u" shaped marks carved into each side of the face (each pair is carved one above the other). The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head, there is a band of wedge-shaped carvings topped with a line above the figure's brow. A similar "u" shaped pattern is carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body. The pattern along the arms meets in the centre of the shoulders. Along the spine of the figure there is an uneven pattern of "u" shaped marks with a linear border. Some of the lines are filled with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3092/30

A wooden carving with intricate patterns across the surface. There are four holes along the top and the carving curves upwards at either end. The patterns are filled in with white lime on either side, while the upper part is undecorated. The design is mirrored on each side.

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