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ClubC1171

Short, dark brown club with a flaring, spade-shaped head and a straight handle; head is decorated with lines and patterns composed of small triangles, all shallowly carved.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1172

Club with long handle ending in a finial composed of a fluted shape with a carved design. The tip of the finial is broken off. The blade is a curved triangular shape with a pointed tip and a ridge that runs along its centre.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1175

A handle which tapers to a simple mushroom finial that has three horizontal carved rings underneath. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ForkC1189

A dark brown wood fork that has four long thin tapering prongs. The handle has a round bead design.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pole ClubC1191

Wooden club with handle that has rows of zigzag designs. One end indents (is dished) and has a small hole in the side, while the other end is rounded.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1290

Cylindrical, black wooden staff with one flat end and an acorn-shaped finial on the other. Rusted nails at evenly spaced intervals line one side of the staff; remnants of material stuck beneath some nails.

Culture
Oceania
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1292

Dark-brown bow with thicker and thinner strand of braided fibre cording attached to both ends. Ends of bow taper and are pointed. Portion of fibre at one end hangs down.

Culture
Oceania
Material
wood and sennit fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarC1293

A brown rounded bottom with a bowl in the middle. Spiral patterns in a band around the top of bowl. Pattern emphasized with lime.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1294

Thin, cylindrical, brown wood handle that has a disc-like finial at the end which has floral designs in low relief at the bottom. At the other end, there is a simple baluster shape with two disc-like shapes at the base and one disc-like shape at the top end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC1296

Stylized upright wood bird on a circular base. Both the bird and the base are carved with geometric patterns. The bird has a hooked beak, and large circular eyes. There is a geometrically patterned ring carved around the top of the long cylindrical neck. The wings are slightly outstretched along the sides of the body. There is a rounded oval tail. Standing on straight cylindrical legs. Feathers are carved around the body.

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