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SpearAa12

The wooden shaft is fitted into the long socket of the black metal spearhead. The spearhead is lanceolate-shaped and grooved.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood and iron metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearAa11

The long light brown wooden shaft is fitted into the long socket of the black metal spearhead. The spearhead lanceolate-shaped and grooved.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grewium wood and iron metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeAa7

Natural light brown branch in an adze shape. Dark metal blade hammered to form a one-piece blade and socket at one end into which the short arm of the branch is inserted.

Culture
Hambukushu ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg84

Polychrome animal head. Green face and neck. Light brown-white face, teeth and tongue. Red ears, spots on forehead, eyes, and tongue. Black hair, eyes, eyebrows, and moustache. Broken horn-like projections on top of head.

Culture
South India
Material
paint, metal and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg83

Polychrome male head, light brown-white face and neck. Black hair, urna, eyebrows, sideburns, moustache, eye outlines, and pupils. Red lips, tongue, spot on nose, and rings around eyes. Green dots on cheeks, and band along chin. Light red-white teeth and inner ear. Creature has fangs and protruding tongue.

Culture
South India
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEg82

Tri-coloured female head and square base. Face, neck, and outer ears are light brown. Hair, eyebrows, top of eye outline, and pupils are black. Lips, line under eyebrows, corners of eyes, urna on forehead, and inside ears are red. Collar-like carving under chin. Leaf shape carved on top of head, nail runs through top of head. Hair piece attached to back of head with nail.

Culture
South India
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Karnataka, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC627 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The cylindrical coiled stopper (part b) has a woven cover of clock-wise pointing arrows on an open work weave. The rim of the stopper is a yellow, and brown checkered pattern.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit, wood and grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC628

Thin brown wood figure of a crouching human on a rectangular base with the elbows on the knees and the chin resting on the hands. Face has circular eyes, a large nose, and a horizontal line with upward pointing triangles for the mouth and teeth. The brow is decorated with a zig zag line and there are carved ears at each side. Traces of white clay overall.

Culture
Massim
Material
clay and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC631

Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape narrowing in the centre. On the side is a handle with rectangular projections on either side that are incised with a stylized fish design; white pigment in the cuts. There are two vertical ribs on either side of the handle that have holes drilled through. A piece of skin is attached to the top with cotton binding.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lizard skin, wood, cotton fibre, lime mineral and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC632

Pig with straight tail. The pig has geometric designs carved into sides, consisting of spirals and zigzag bands filled with white, pink and black pigment.

Culture
Massim
Material
pigment and wood
Made in
Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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