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HeaddressA5281

Painted wooden headdress; probably representing a bear. The long snout has a large black nose and nostrils outlined in red. The mouth is closed but the thin black lips are parted to reveal many white teeth. The eye is a white oval with a round black centre. At the rear of the headdress, a red circle and wavy green line are carved out on either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC294

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central red diamond shape pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a double upward pointing nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and square in cross section.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, bone, wood, grass, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC309

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four 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 is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has square eyes and a bridged x-shaped nose), 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.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, bone, fibre and paint
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC298

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; five 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, a triple u-shaped mouth, and an x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft. 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, grass fibre, bone and paint
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Hunting CanoeA1528

Wooden model canoe. The stern of the canoe ends in a triangle shape painted red. The bow of the canoe curves upwards and extends to form a figurehead. The figurehead on both sides of the canoe has an eye outlined in black, surrounded in red dots and outlined again in blue with green eyelashes. The nose is striped with a green line, a black line and a blue line. A red zigzag line extends down from the figurehead. One side of the canoe is decorated with a black whale, a bird highlighted with red, blue and green and a black stylized animal. The other side of the canoe has only the black whale. The interior of the canoe is unpainted.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA8139 a-k

Carved model canoe with ten wooden paddles. The canoe is long and narrow with twelve wooden dividers and eleven benches inside. The ends of the canoe are raised; the pieces were made separately and attached to the canoe. The stern ends in a triangle with one added piece. The bow ends in tiny overhanging triangle with two added pieces. The inside of the canoe is blue with unpainted benches and dividers. The outside of the canoe is white and red. On both sides the name "Mermaid" and "Galiano B.C." are painted. The paddles are painted red, white and blue (parts b-k).

Culture
Coast Salish: Penelakut
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC344

Standing female figure. Features are carved. Has tapering oval inlaid eyes, a nose, a closed red mouth, and a white line around the face that goes around above the eyes and angles downward near either cheek side. Hair is white in a grooved and upraised square pattern. Body is black. Armbands around the biceps consist of seventeen white bands below the wider red wood band. Belt is cream-coloured with red along the top. Ear ornaments are circular white hoops that have a black ridge around the middle. Anklets and bracelets are in white and red. Wood necklace is carved with five red bands and three white 'beaded' sections . Also has a deep pink-red beaded necklace with wiring. Has galvanized iron handle at the back.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, paint, wood and glass
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Male FigureC345 a-c

Standing male figure (part a) with arms bent upward at the waist. Has tapering oval inlaid eyes, a nose, a closed mouth, and a white line around the face that goes around above the eyes and angles downward near either cheek side. Hair is white in a grooved and upraised lozenge pattern. Body is black. Fibre bands are wrapped around the biceps that consist of eight horizontal white bands below the wider red wood band around the upper portion that has a vertical zigzag pattern. Large necklace around the neck consists of a white circular loop with three rectangular pendants below, the left one of which has white, red, and blue beads and red fibre coiled around the top. Wears a white waist belt and leg bands just below the knees. Left hand holds a shield (part b) and right hand holds an axe (part c). The shield is made of light yellow wood that is pointed at both ends and painted with a black design at either end. The smaller end has a face(?) with oval grey eyes surrounded by three emanating horizontal black lines with a long nose that extends downward into a w-shaped mouth. The larger end has a horizontal black band that has nine plain boxes within and from which, a black line that is interrupted by a square hole and that extends downward toward the tip end along the centre into a w-shape. Fibre is attached at the back of the shield. The wooden axe has a slighty convex, curving red-brown shaft that tapers to a point and has a black arched blade at the other end with an upward pointing triangular feature just above the handle end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, paint, glass and fibre
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1069

Chipped blade set in wood which is set in a cane shaft. Geometric designs outlined with string and accented with small discs (seeds or bones). Obsidian blade is a triangle in cross section and is flat along one edge while curving inward to create a point along the other edge. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: white diamond shapes surrounded by red; and three sets of four small discs along sets of red or white diamond shapes surrounded by black.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
resin, wood, plant fibre, stem ?, obsidian stone, seed ? and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC651

Chipped obsidian blade set into wood and attached to a cane shaft. Geometric decoration, outlined with string and accented with inset beads. Obsidian blade is triangular in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: red, white, and black triangles; a red pyramid carved with a downward pointing white leaf point on all four sides; and four sets of four seeds around red, white, and black trapezoids.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, resin, stem ?, seed, plant fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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