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ClubC1593

Wooden club made from a branch; cap-like knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a rectangular section roughly carved, with traces of white paint; carved with tooth borders.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotC1393

A rounded clay pot with a wide flared base. Has molded face in relief on each side. The red body is painted with white and black decoration. Each face has black horizontal slit eyes with a red outline that has radiating grooves for eyelashes, a prominent pointed nose, and smiling mouth, and a red dot on each cheek. In between each face, there is an alternating pattern of red and black vertically curved lines with a semi-conical protrusion in the middle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1746

The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with eight panels. Each of the eight panels is a rectangle with a large 'X' extending from corner to corner. The border around the panel and the 'X' are red-brown. The area surrounding the 'X' is left natural but outlined in gray. The background is brown and cross-hatched with gray. Other details, such as differences in outlining and addition of dots, vary from panel to panel. Only one side of the cloth is painted.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1498

Tapa cloth with brown and black on natural ground. In the centre is a vertical brown line with a black zigzag pattern. On both sides of the line are rectangles with a geometric pattern including the word ‘hakauga’ and floral, leaf and circle motifs. At the ends are undecorated squares with the words ‘tagi’ and mele’ on the left and the numbers 1 to 4 on the right.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ParflecheD2.98

Piece of rawhide, folded, and painted, with hide ties. One side is painted with a wide green diagonal line on a red background. The other side is painted with a geometric red, green, yellow, and blue design. Both designs are outlined with blue.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
rawhide skin and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.99

Bound on two sides with red cloth (possibly wool ?), which turn into tassels at the bottom. Painted green and blue geometric design on the front.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, paint and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ParflecheD2.102

Painted rawhide, tied in three places on one side, with a piece of spotted fur inside (like fawn). The painted design consists of a central red diamond shape outlined with green, and red, on a blue background outlined with red.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
rawhide skin, hair and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD2.111 a-b

White clay pipe, painted and/or glazed. Stem of wood has green and red paint.

Culture
Plains
Material
clay, wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureC382

Figure representing a woman with brilliant blue accents. Four curves outline the hairline with the hair having a grooved lattice-work effect. Horizontal upraised eyebrows, ovoid eyes, triangular nose. Grooved slightly upturned oval mouth outlined. The ears have a circular dip in the middle. Small breasts. From the downward angled shoulders, the thin arms are straight at the sides until they are bent at the elbows so that the hands are touching each other at the front. Has genatalia. No legs.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
paint and chalk stone
Made in
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1563

String is wound around the shaft and then covered in pitch to make the grip. At one end, there is more string and pitch. It was painted red along the lower portion of the shaft and black and brown above but the paint is wearing off. The long red-brown point is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
paint, wood, fibre and resin
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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