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SpearC300

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and four sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two inverted figures (each of which has circular eyes with a triple u shape underneath and an open square above), and a fibre tuft. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, plant fibre, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC304

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and three sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that consists of horizontal zig zag lines, and a wide fibre ball. The dark brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC310

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and four sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a bulbous nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve with a yellow diagonal line pattern on a red background. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, plant fibre, bone, grass and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC387

Plain shaft with long many-barbed head. Three longer barbs extend outward from the top in a triangular formation. The cord which holds the barbs is painted red. Fibre is coiled around the upper part of the shaft.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
human bone, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt PouchK2.18

Rectangular leather box with an overlapping flap that has a rolled hide button which goes through a loop at the other end to close the box. Geometric crosshatched borders with stars. Belt loops on the back side. Appears to be stitched with hide and plant fibre.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, rawhide skin and plant fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC237

Beaded armband with red diamond and blue triangle pattern, outlined with white, all on a fibre base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC267

Forty eight split dark brown nutshells pierced and strung on fibre string.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
plant fibre and nutshell
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing NetC337

Long narrow fishing net. The inner fibres are thin and woven in a diamond pattern. The outer fibre is thicker and run around the edges of the net. The net is widest in the middle and narrows towards the ends.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC501

Plain, tapered, brown wood shaft. The point has a bone tip with finely serrated edges along each side fastened with pitch. The upper portion of the shaft from the top down consists of the following: an alongated pyramid shape; a pyramid shape; and a flattened hour-glass-like shape with a central horizontal band outlined by a groove at either end. The shaft tapers to a slightly flared end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK2.26 a-b

Pair of anklets composed of beige-coloured fibre with brown seed husks fastened to short lengths of twined plant fabre on straps of braided plant fibre.

Culture
Hausa
Material
plant fibre and seed
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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