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Necklace3277/2

Pig tusk neck ornament. The circular frame is wrapped with layers of plant fibres, plant materials, and red or beige fabric. The tusks are strung around the frame by a thin twisted cord, with points curving away from the shell piece at centre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pig tusk, mother of pearl shell, plant fibre, fibre and coconut fibre ?
Made in
Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone Dagger3277/23

Cassowary bone dagger with a clay(?) head. The head is painted black and red, and has inset shells for eyes as well as smaller shells for designs. Pig tusk extends out from both sides of the figure's large nose. Each ear has two pieces of twisted plant fibre though it, and the head is adorned with a small amount of human hair and a fan of cassowary feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass, cowrie shell, cassowary feather, pigment, cassowary bone, pig tusk and human hair ?
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3277/25

Large mask of wood. The eyes are inlaid cowrie shells with painted designs extending out from a star-like centre. Large protruding nose has pig tusks extending out of each nostril, with a string of bird feathers attached on both sides. The forehead, nostrils and chin are decorated with red clay inlaid with small white shells. Long black cassowary feathers extend out of the top of the head. The jaw is lined with a fringe of plant fibre. The face is painted with concentric curved lines extending out from the eyes, and the ears are painted with stripes and have many holes in a vertical line. The back of the mask is painted black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, pig tusk, cassowary feather, feather, paint, plant fibre, clay, shell and cowrie shell
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3311/1

Container made from a gourd. Small hollowed-out gourd capped with a circular plug; the plug has a pig tusk extending out of the top. Woven plant fibre wraps around the neck of the gourd in a repeating v-style design, alternating between dark and light browns and bordered by bands of dark brown.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
gourd fruit, pig tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot1295/1

Pot of a decorated gourd with woven neck of grass and plastic(?). A claw protrudes from top of plug, held in place by tightly wound grass. Decorations are in a band around gourd's centre and consist of spirals that meet to form triangular spaces that are filled with either fine incised lines or three petaled flowers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit, palm leaf ?, pig tusk ? and plastic ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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