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ClubC732

Cylindrical, brown wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle. The end is curved into a y-shape and has a spur. The inside of the curve has a rectangular panel of white. The upper portion of the handle is covered with braided fibre in alternating brown and black rings. There is a knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1714

The blade is a white stone with a brown edge. The handle is rounded, made of black resin and coated with yellow ochre pigment. The ochre pigment has worn away in places, exposing the black resin underneath.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, tar resin and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC1089

Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges that tapers to a point where there is a small hole that pierces the tip. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised concentric circle design that has been filled in with white pigment.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
lime pigment and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC669

Club with roughly cylindrical handle that flares outwards at the guard and has a flat butt end with a rounded edge. The blade of the club is flat and slightly flared to a flat end. The blade has zigzag and scroll motifs at the top, and the handle hilt has rows of triangles and diamonds, each incised into the wood. The designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.108 b

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, wood and pigment
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.123

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment, wood and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.119

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, wood, pigment and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.115

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft. There is a notch cut into the reed 2/6 of the way down from the top of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment and wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1750 a-j

Plain shafts with points in the shape of multiple stacked cones. Some have bands of geometric design emphasized with white. Traces of red pigments remain on some points. Part a: six stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle while the bottom-most one has a flared base with a band of geometric diamond-shaped patterning surrounded by a double ring at either sides; b: five stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with a band of segmented diagonal lines filled in with white in between; c: six stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with a band of six white horizontal zig zag lines surrounded by a white horizontal line at either sides; d: four stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with two rings; e: seven stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with a band of two outlined diamond shapes in white; f: six stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with a band of an outlined upward pointing arrow that has an outlined downward pointing arrow on the other side; g: five stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with four rings; h: five stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle while the bottom-most one has a flared base with a wide geometric swirl design; i: four stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle while the bottom-most one has a flared base with a band of double vertical lines surrounded by a ring at either sides; and j: six stacked cones having the smallest ones in the middle with three multiple fingered rings filled in with white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre, paint and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.112

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, pigment, reed grass and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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