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SpearC305

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 five 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 thin 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
bone, fibre, grass, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC376

Club with roughly cylindrical handle that has a conical tip and a curved, flat, and tapering blade. The surface is painted black and carved with an elaborate geometric design with a carved fish head at the base of the inner curve. There are inlaid round pieces of shell in the oval segment that joins the handle and the blade.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, wood and paint
Made in
Ulawa, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance WandC377

Long rectangular light brown wood carving of a lizard with a notched tooth edge frame at either side and a handle at one end. Very bright blue along the sides with a black body and tail speckled with white and red, red limbs, and white feet. Three white-grey feather tassels attached on outer protrusions at each corner ankle. End below lizard's head is the handle and the bottom of the wand.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
feather, wood and paint
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleH1.188 e-g

Spindles (parts e-g) consisting of thin pieces of wood, pointed at each end. All parts have a small, decorative whorl. Part e has a yellow, red and white stripe design on either side of a mushroom shaped whorl. The whorl is black with a white and yellow circular design on top as well as a red circular and white and yellow diamond shape design on the bottom. Part f has a black painted section on either side of a spherical shape whorl detailed with black and red stripes. Part g has dark and light brown cotton thread wrapped around either side of a cylindrical shaped whorl. The whorl is decorated with a green, orange and white stylized human head wearing a headdress.

Culture
Andes
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and clay ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2143

Model paddle with an abstract design on both sides of the blade in orange and black and three bands of red on the handle shaft and butt end.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2145

Small, leaf-shaped paddle with incised and painted designs on both sides of the blade in red, blue, and black; stylized facial imagery.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2147

Paddle with diamond-shaped blade with a whale in black on one side and an eagle on the other. Shaft is black with three red slanted grooves near handle on one side; outline of a head in red on the other.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskH1.263

Rectangular, convex wooden humanoid mask with two large elliptical eyes and a protruding nose--the eyes are blind. Remnants of red paint on the face, and white paint on the eyes.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC385

Carved wooden mask, oval in shape with pointed ends. The face has an elongated forehead, an exaggerated brow, a protruding nose with stretched septum that holds a decorated plug. The mouth is small, open and protrudes slightly. The cheeks are incised with a spiral tattoo design while the top of the forehead is engraved with a triangular, geometric pattern. There are two boar tusks joined together with twine that runs through the nose and sits near the corners of the mouth. Small bands of small and large, disc shaped shells decorate each side. The mask is painted with dark orange pigment while the eyes are painted white with black sockets.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell, boar tusk, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature PaddleA2154

Small wooden paddle with a lozenge-shaped blade ending in a sharp point; painted black except for the handle and a band around the base of the shaft.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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