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Lime Container1461/2 a-b

A complete coconut nutshell with a wooden stopper on top and two holes through which goes a fibre string handle that has a metal nail pinned through it. The design consists of dotted cirles in a row on a horizontal white band in the middle of the coconut nutshell from which five equally spaced vertical bands with a zig zag pattern go up to a horizontal line near the top. The wood stopper has a row in the middle inlaid with side-by-side x-shapes of mother of pearl shell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, wood, mother of pearl shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water ContainerC258

Vase-shaped water container covered in clay with bulb-shaped bottom and cylindrical neck. Red pigment band at bottom with triangular design above, also in red, on a black ground. The design is bordered by white glass beads; bamboo forms neck, and coconut shell forms base. Adhesive label on bottom.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
glass, bamboo grass, coconut nutshell, clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC330 a-b

Coconut shell container has bulb shape with an opening at its peak, and has a band of four parallel, horizontal lines with scallops below the band. Container has three darker ridges extending up the sides from the bottom centre. Leaf has been rolled into a cone to form stopper (part b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coconut nutshell and leaf
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/20

Bush banana tips strung on corded bark fibre. A single shell and three smaller strings of circular red plastic disks hang from centre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nutshell ?, shell, plastic and bark fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/44

Coconut shell scraper attached to a necklace of Job's tears strung on green plastic fibre. Scraper has been sharpened to a concave rounded edge and sides have been notched for decoration. A small piece of bark fibre rope loops the scraper to the necklace, hiding the plastic fibre. Pahaion necklace.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, plastic fibre, bark fibre and job's tear seed
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2623/43

Coconut shell scraper, or pahai, used to scrape skins from yams. Made from end of coconut shell. One side has been sharpened to a small edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2623/42

Coconut shell scraper, or pahai, used to scrape skins from yams. Made from bottom of coconut shell. One side has been sharpened to an edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2623/41

Small coconut shell spoon with two small carved nodules near 'handle' end. A narrow band is etched between them on underside of spoon.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2623/40

Small coconut shell spoon with two small carved nodules near handle end. A narrow band is etched between them on the underside of the spoon. Slight tear-drop shape.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2623/39

Small coconut shell spoon. 'Handle' end has been squared off.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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