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ShieldC1717

The front of the shield is painted and carved in a geometric pattern of alternating parallel lines of red ochre and white clay. Overall shape is oblong; curved from top to bottom; vertical handle in centre of back. The back has a handle and is plain red with vertical grooves.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1608

Orange-brown wood boomerang that has a simple grooved pattern with the bottom side being relatively smooth and the top side having curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. The bottom side is plain. Near one end there are several horizontal lines. Rubbed with red ochre.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1615

Flat outer side has an alternating white and black vertical-diagonal-vertical stripe design. Other side has a handle and vertical grooves. Label (not with object 2005-02-28) says "Very old; found in a shed on a sheep station in W Australia".

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1724

The front is painted and carved in a geometric pattern of alternating parallel lines of red and white. Overall shape is oblong; curved from top to bottom; vertical handle in centre of back.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1745

Overall oblong shape; curved from top to bottom. Front has a geometric design of vertical grooves rubbed with white china clay and red ochre; back has a vertical handle and is plain red with vertical grooves.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1544

Oblong in shape; front has been painted with red ochre in wide horizontal stripes; back has a vertical handle carved into it; top of handle is flush with back of shield; surface is laquered.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, ochre pigment and lacquer
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic CoverC1554

The oval-shaped disc has a black geometric design made with three parallel lines on the front side. There are three holes at the top of the disc.

Culture
Australian: Arrernte
Material
mother of pearl shell and ochre pigment
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1624

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with plant fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin, plant fibre and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gable BoardC1513

Carved wooden ancestral board in an oval shape with triangular points at the top and bottom. The surface has a human figure carved in relief with a circular white head, a black forehead and eyes along with red mouth and outline around the eyes. The body is stylized with lines and x-shapes in white. The ends and the outer edge are black detailed with a repeating triangular-like white pattern. The back has ‘Amai Papua’ written in black felt.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1600

L-shaped boomerang with short end and small portion of long end painted white, rest of long end painted red, and a grey line separating the two colours. On top side, tip of long end is smooth with a tooth-patterned band and then the rest of the boomerang has grooves carved into it. On bottom side, the surface is smooth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, ochre pigment and paint
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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