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Ornament, Porcupine16/1660 C
Paddles, Canoe, Painted19/1266 A
Arrow With Iron Barb19/1169 F
Robe, Waist, Shaman's19/1047
Mask, Dzonokwa Speaker16/2377
Maskette16/1412 C
Rotating Disk With Spindle, For Maskette16/1412 A
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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Gable Board3277/21

Painted oval-shaped gable board with design carved in shallow relief. The negative space is filled with white or red pigment, and the raised design is black. The top of the board has a stylized face, with two carved-out spaces for eyes. The back is undecorated, has a raised area at the centre, and has mounting hardware at top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3274/81

Carved standing male figure wearing loincloth. Figure has arms down to his sides, with hands on his hips. The hair, eyebrows and eyes are painted black. The base is rounded and uneven. The feet and hands are outlined in pencil, but were not completely carved out.

Culture
Yapese
Material
paint, breadfruit wood, cotton fibre and charcoal pigment
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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