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SpatulaC1414

A rectangular dark black wood handle carved with a curvi-linear design rubbed with white lime. The flat blade is paddle-shaped.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC1057

Carved wood drum with an hour glass shape. The sides have two bands of geometric design carved in relief. The bottom section is cut in the form of two triangles and is carved in shallow relief with a stylized design around a central head. The engravings are decorated with white pigment. There is a rectangular shaped handle on the side. Skin drum head bound with split, braided bamboo.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stem, reptile skin, lime mineral and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC847

Lime spatula made of dark wood with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip and a tapering neck. The handle is formed by a seated figure sitting on a flat rectangular segment. The figure's arms and legs, as well as the rectangular segment are incised with a scrolling design that has been filled in with lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
clay, wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM3.238

Figure depicting the Uraeus, or cobra, which is the symbol for the goddess Wadjet. The figure's tail is curled against itself and its head is raised and adorned with the Deshret, which is the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and has a widening shape with a raised lip at the back.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
alkali chemical, copper metal, soda chemical, glass, flint mineral, lime mineral and manganese mineral
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3573/4

Wood mask. Wide incised stripes have been carved vertically over the lower half of the face and in half circle patterns across the forehead. These have been filled with white creating a striped pattern. Down the centre of forehead is a ridge that widens and becomes the nose. Eyes are thin slits cut through the wood, with large rounded eyelids above and below. Mouth is a protruding cube, with white colouring the centre. Plant fibre is knotted to the chin, and hangs down. There are drilled holes spaced along the edge of the upper portion of the mask. The back of mask is concave and undecorated, with a black string tied to two of the holes.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, paint ?, fibre and lime mineral ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Mask3573/26

Murik Lakes ancestor mask. Carving of an oblong and narrow face, with a prominent nose with a curved tip extending beyond the lower part of the face. The nose has two columns of holes drilled above the nostrils(?), and along the outer edge of each ear. Mask is painted red for the lips, ears, and extending down from the eyes to the nose, black on the lower portion of the face, extending up and around the eyes, and with white lime pigment in the designs on the forehead. The small eyes and mouth are cutout. Plant fibre is looped through the top. Interior of mask is concave.

Culture
Murik
Material
wood, paint, fibre and lime mineral
Made in
Murik Lakes, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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