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SpearC633

Five carved dark brown wood prongs with multiple overlapping, triangular carved barbs lashed to the brown wood shaft. Each prong is triangular in cross section. From the upper portion to the lower portion, the prongs are lashed with the following: two sets of string coiled around four times and connected to one another; braided stem?; coiled stem?; and a larger section of coiled stem?

Culture
Massim
Material
wood, stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC634

Six carved dark brown wood prongs with multiple overlapping, triangular carved barbs lashed to the brown wood shaft. Each prong is triangular in cross section. From the upper portion to the lower portion, the prongs are lashed with the following: five sets of string coiled around three or four times and connected to one another; coiled stem?; a smaller section of coiled stem?; and a larger section of coiled stem? Plain brown wood shaft.

Culture
Massim
Material
plant fibre, stem ? and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC638

Club with a cylindrical handle that tapers to a rounded point and a black stone disc head that sits between plant fibre (?) or bark (?) bands on the shaft.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, stone, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC639

Club with a tapering handle that comes to a point at the base and a disc-shaped black stone head mounted on a band of woven plant fibre or bark (?) with a narrower piece of wood protruding from the top, which is ornamented with orange-brown, grey and red feathers attached via twined plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, plant fibre, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC640

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with a head having pineapple-like bosses. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has three horizontal rows of ten to twelve pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh43

Human face possibly representing Vedda Sanniya (the bubonic plague). The face is painted pink overall with black hair and a moustache, red lips, and an orange line on the chin. The mask has a short convex nose, a wide mouth, tear-drop shaped eyes with eye holes beneath them and yellow-white eyeballs and teeth. The eyes, nose, mouth and nostrils are enhanced with red and black lines. The reverse of the mask is painted black, and a label on the reverse reads "(Possibly) Vedda Sanni: bubonic plague. 30". Plant fibre ? string is secured through holes on either side of the mask.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa46

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and stain ?
Made in
Zambales, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa44

Light-coloured, cone-shaped palm hat with a small conical, dark brown wood point on top. Exterior has a geometric design of three equally spaced vertical bands that consist of a dark brown diamond pattern. Interior has a rattan headband. Chinstrap is orange and white cotton with a tassel at the end.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, fibre, rattan and palm leaf
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa43

Semi-spherical hat plaited over a supporting frame of sewn palm leaves. Outer rim is of coloured split bamboo. The exterior has a geometric design that consists of four panels that each have a central three side-by-side dark and light brown diamond shape pattern to create a light brown w-line with a checker-like pattern above and a light brown zig zag line with a varied pattern below. The inner surface of palm is plaited in an open pattern. Pith knob on top of the hat is in the form of an irregular cylinder. A chain of braided bamboo is attached to opposite sides of the rim.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Jolo Island, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa42

Elongated, light-coloured, cone-shaped palm hat with a conical, dark wood knob on top. Exterior has three plaited geometric parallel designs that consist of a dark brown diamond pattern, one at either side and one along the middle of the shorter end. Interior has a herring bone pattern. Rim and headband are twined and strengthened with rattan. Headband and chinstrap inside. Chinstrap is twined orange and white cotton with a tassel at the end.

Culture
Philippines
Material
rattan, wood, cotton fibre and palm leaf
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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