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BalanceSf703

Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with two sets of seven punctuated and recessed circles on both of the wide, flat sides. Traces of red pigment remain on one of the end circles. Each of the short, skinny ends has a hole drilled with fragments of fibre twine in them. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar in the very centre. The two other holes are symmetrically placed at the ends and run obliquely from one narrow edge to the adjacent narrow edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone, cotton fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BullroarerC622

Carved wooden bullroarer with a flat, oval shaped body with tapered, pointed ends. The surface is incised with a repeating geometric pattern of vertical and horizontal lines intermixed with x-shapes. The cuts are detailed with brown pigment while the negative space has white pigment. The top has a hole drilled through and the back is slightly concaved.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and lime mineral
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC911

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear geometric-shaped designs on a natural background above six cane joints. The point consists of three layers of elaborately carved cone-like barbs which are emphasized with white pigment. The very tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and stained.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, grass and pigment ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC632

Pig with straight tail. The pig has geometric designs carved into sides, consisting of spirals and zigzag bands filled with white, pink and black pigment.

Culture
Massim
Material
pigment and wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC661

Dark, black-brown wooden staff with a roughly cylindrical shaft. The top of the staff is decorated with the figure of a man with a bird on his head, all covered by spiral and geometric motifs carved in relief and rubbed with white pigment. Below the figure are three flanges extending downwards with pieces of leaf threaded through a series of holes.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
pigment ? and wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC665

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has geometric designs of three vertical concentric fan-like semi-circles from the 'cross-guard' near toward the middle. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has a wide grooved band. The 'grip' flares outward. 'Pommel' has a rounded arch design.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC666

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has designs of four vertical scrolls near the blunt end where there is a blunt protrusion with a zig zag line in between. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. Has a simple flat 'grip' that flares outward and a flat rounded 'pommel'.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC670

Wide sword-shaped dark brown wood club. 'Blade' has four vertical designs of spiral linear patterns scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at the end nearer toward the middle. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has a wide horizontal grooved band. The 'grip' flares outward to a 'cross-guard' that has a spiral linear pattern design. 'Pommel' is a rounded arch shape with a thin horizontal grooved band around the base.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC672

Black-brown sword-shaped wooden club with zigzag and scroll patterns carved in relief; carved designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC772

A plain cane shaft wrapped at the base and near the notched end with cane fibre. The long point is wrapped with cane fibre around the tip and is multi-barbed with tiny barbs on all faces which are covered with red ochre and have a rectangular hole near the base of the point.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass, wood, fibre and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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