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Headband2948/101

Seed headband. The headband consists of a single row of seeds strung parallel to each other on two woven strands of plant fibre. The woven fibres extend into long strings on each end and are knotted together.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/99

Necklace. The necklace is formed from a single long string of blue-grey seeds strung onto a synthetic fibre which is knotted together. Some of the seeds are cracked.

Culture
Asmat
Material
synthetic fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/98

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single strand of synthetic fibre strung with one row of grey-blue seeds. One seed has been attached at a perpendicular angle to the rest of the seeds.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/97

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single, long synthetic fibre strung with mainly grey-blue and some white seeds. Many of the seeds now appear dark brown in colour. Gaps along the length of the fibre suggest that seeds may be missing.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/96

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single long strand of synthetic fibre strung with grey-blue seeds. The necklace is decorated with a large perforated tooth which serves as a pendant. Some seeds now appear dark brown in colour.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed, synthetic fibre and tooth
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/95

Necklace comprised of four strings of blue-grey beads attached to a rusted metal zipper end, and fragments of a bird’s beak. The beak forms the lower most decoration of the necklace and acts as a pendant along with the zipper. The four doubled over strands of seeds are bundled together and tied with medium blue fibre about a third of the way up from the beak and zipper decoration. The zipper end and beak are attached to the bundles by thick, brown woven plant fibres.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed, synthetic fibre, plant fibre, metal and bird beak
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/94

Long seed necklace. The necklace is made from light brown seeds strung onto a single strand of synthetic fibre. Aside from the brown seeds there is also present a single blue-grey seed.

Culture
Asmat
Material
synthetic fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/31

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is formed from a cassowary leg bone, partially cut to expose the hollow interior and shaped into a fine point. The head of the bone is wrapped with a woven plant fibre casing, continuing into five thin strands of woven fibre. These each attach to two groups of blue seeds attached to short grey and long, fine black feathers. The woven casing around the thick end of the dagger has three painted bands of orange pigment. At the bottom point is a small incised cut running in a band across the bone. The head of the bone is red, with the remainder of bone yellow-brown to brown.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, cotton fibre, seed and pigment
Made in
Atsy, Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/30

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior of the bone. The surface of the bone is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. A faint carved mark appears on the underside of the dagger. The midsection of the piece is circumscribed with a thin, black, carved ring. The head of the bone is wrapped in a thickly woven plant fibre casing. This woven casing has seven strands coming off of it which are decorated with two sets of two blue or white seeds each and sets of two black beads connected to bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these seven bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre, and some of the strands extend past the length of the black feathers.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cotton fibre, seed and cassowary feather
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/29

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior. The surface is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. The tip has been broken off. The head of the bone is wrapped in a woven plant fibre casing. This casing has ten strands coming off of it, each of which is decorated with blue and red seeds and black beads, culminating in bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre. The casing around the head of the bone is otherwise undecorated aside from a single string of fibre that forms a large loop extending upwards from the casing.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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