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ClubC1285

Flat sword-shaped dark brown wood club. Plain 'blade' tapers to a point. The 'grip' has three vertical designs of Inter-locking scroll with crescent design emphasized with white pigment. Has a simple 'cross-guard' and 'pommel'. As a club it is a very poor shape to hold - possibly a staff of office.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC1286

Plain wooden pounder; club-like shape, with splits in wood.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1287

Staff with a tapering handle that has a mushroom-shaped finial with floral designs in low relief on top. Bottom of handle broken off.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1288

Brown wood staff with a cylindrical tapered shape. The finial is cone-shaped with a disc below it. The end of the handle flares outward.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA7564

Plain brown wood shaft that is notched at one end near which there are two dark brown feathers secured by fine cherry bark while the other end is bound with cherry bark with a hollow for the missing arrowhead.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
feather, cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.636

Square flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction. Imbricated "diamond" design (incomplete shapes) in red bark and grass on upper half of basket, on three sides. Short bands of diagonal lines, in darker bark, three on short sides, six on one long side. Fourth side has four checkered vertical lines in red bark and grass.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bark, reed grass, spruce root and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing SpearC1070

Wooden tool with shell that is bound to wood with string; the string also secures the three sticks together. Each stick is tapered to a point at both ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
snail shell, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1071

A long plain bow with a black finish. Each end of the bow has a wide ring that has an incised geometric design of diagonal lines and diamond shapes. (No string).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1072 a-b

A very long plain brown bow (part a) with one side painted black. The string is in the form of a strip of cane (part b) with a knot at one end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1078

Twelve teeth are woven tightly together with fibre at one end to join the handle in an hour-glass-like shape.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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