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Ornament1461/4

An ornament with the central piece being a tusk hook from which dangles a braided fibre rope overlapped with shells tied around it.

Culture
Motu
Material
fibre, tusk and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crochet Hook898/2

Long white-yellow tusk piece with carved spiral grooves that extend to a smooth, long and narrow sharpened point with a small hook. The top of the spiral grooves have rounded edges and the underside of the piece has a flat surface.

Culture
Inuit
Material
narwhal tusk
Made in
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Skull828/6

A bird skull, with part of the body.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
bird bone, wood, seed and feather
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pig Skull828/3

An animal skull wrapped in plant fibre with a muzzle, harness, or carrier style.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
animal bone and bamboo grass
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe495

Carved wooden, oval shaped mask representing a face. The top of the head is inlaid with two different types of shells. The forehead is elongated with a ridge down the middle and recessed eyes inlaid with cowrie shells. The nose is protruding and has a section of a boar tusk in each nostril. The mouth is partly open exposing carved teeth. Bundles of sennit fibre line the bottom edge. The mask is painted with orange, black and white pigment. The back is undecorated.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell, shell, sennit fibre, boar tusk and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute Stop FigureIe481

Flute stop representing a male figure with a black and white painted face and a cylindrical post underneath its feet. The figure is wearing a tooth necklace with a cassowary feather skirt and a cowrie shell waistband. The figure is also ornamented with a cowrie shell headband, a circular piece of shell on the forehead, shell earrings, and a segment of tusk inserted through the nose with a strip of woven cord hanging from it. The eyes are inlaid with iridescent shell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, cassowary feather, fibre, tusk, tooth, paint, wood and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe479

Carved wood mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth and chin. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and a small tuft of human hair. The face is elaborately detailed with dark blue, light blue and brown stylized designs on a white ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask; on the end is a small carved bird. The forehead and the side of the face are inlaid with rows of small shells; the eyes and sections of the forehead are detailed with inlaid cowrie shells. The nose has boar tusk on either side. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre. The bottom tip and the sides have bundles of black feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, shell, cassowary feather, sennit fibre, human hair, boar tusk, paint, cowrie shell and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerIe444

A circular clay face with long dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is concave on the front side while convex on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with white and red. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, paint, shell, clay and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperNa1607

Tapered, convex, white-yellow bone segment bound on both ends with brown hide. Tapered end has an extra hide flap with a small hole pierced through it.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
bone and skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Sinker1003/48

A relatively flattened round brown long piece with tapered round ends. A small hole is drilled through one end.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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