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BoomerangC1606

Brown wood boomerang painted with a red finish. The bottom side is smooth and plain. The top side has narrow curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Near the smaller end, there are three horizontal grooves.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1613

Spear thrower painted red with arrow markings in yellow and bands of black bordered with white dots; hooked tip. Grass fibre and pitch secures the point to the rest of the thrower.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1614

Shield is decorated on both sides with zoomorphic figures, mainly insects, carved into surface. One side has a handle the other is painted red.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1373

A long-faced mask with an elongated nose that joins to the chin. Carved with geometric designs over the entire face consisting of curved notched lines and swirls. Brown paint above the cowrie shell eyes. There is a long cylindrical-like protrusion extending upward just above the forehead. Bark ? hanging strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, paint, wood and bark ?
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1461

Hatchet-shaped woven fan with a red-finished handle. Handle has a small red bulbous shape at the bottom end with a knob. Fan has a small section of open work near the middle.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian ?
Material
wood, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House PostC1474 a-b

Two long flat rectangular wood pieces. Spiral designs in high relief on the front side of each only, mirror side-by-side to one another. Both painted red. One piece (part a) is slightly shorter and thinner, and flares at a diagonal angle upward to its left corner where it meets with the other piece (part b) which is slightly taller and wider, and flares at a diagonal angle upward to its right corner where it meets with the first piece.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood and paint
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD2.82 a-e

A set of arrows with wooden shafts, a metal point (copper, iron, or steel) and three half feathers on each. Red and blue painting on wood shafts attached with gut.

Culture
Iowa
Material
sour gum wood ?, hawk feather ?, steel metal, copper metal, iron metal, paint and sinew ?
Made in
Oklahoma, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD2.83 a-g

A set of arrows with wood shafts, a metal steel point. and three split feathers on each end attached with gut. All the shafts are incised with curving lines along the length and have red and green paint near the feathered ends. Well made metal points.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, feather, steel metal and paint
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1282

Hatchet-shaped woven fan with a red and black handle. Handle has a large red bulbous shape at the bottom end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1593

Wooden club made from a branch; cap-like knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a rectangular section roughly carved, with traces of white paint; carved with tooth borders.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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