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SpatulaC842

Brown-black wood piece that has a short cylindrical handle covered with spiral designs with the lower design outlined by a horizontal band of zig zag lines. Designs emphasized with lime. Tapers cylindrically down to the 'blade'. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC845

Brown wood piece that his quatrefoil in cross section. Handle with abstract spiral designs at the junction of the handle and beads. Designs emphasized with lime. Finial at the end. Small, short 'blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC849

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a succession of three pairs of arrow-head-shaped barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC850

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has an elaborated carved tip consisting of a small pair of barbs, five notches, and an elongated barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC851

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a succession of three pairs of carved arrow-head-shaped barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC852

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has four notches, and an arrow-head shape.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box DrumA17091

Box drum composed of bent cedar and painted in black, red and white with a copper on each opposite side and an eagle on each opposite end. An indented circle is carved into each end wall on the inside of the drum.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA17146

Brown wood dish in the shape of a frog shape. Has circular abalone shell inlaid eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval, nostrils, and a thin open mouth. Crouching on its back legs with the fore legs bent forward. Rim of dish decorated with seven mollusk opercula.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
abalone shell, wood and operculum shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA17150

Dark brown wood figure of an upright bear carved with a raven head on the stomach. The bear has circle in tapering oval eyes, split u ears, a large nose that is rounded around the top and flat at the front with nostrils, and a thin mouth. The bear has five digits on each paw. The bear is sitting on its haunches with its forepaws bent inward and upward. The raven head on its stomach is facing downward with circle in tapering oval eyes, a beak, and a v shape on top of its head.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA17151

Staff with iron arrow at base end. Staff head is sun figure face. Light blue around eyes, on bottom lip and above top lip, red-brown border around face and same colour points around head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
iron metal, cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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