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Musical InstrumentC1638

The shaft shows two colours of wood, one yellow and one brown. One end of the shaft is rounded, the other is cut off with a thick, dark substance dried onto the wood.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1639

The handle shows a geometric pattern of triangles along a prominent centre rib, leading to four comb teeth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1641 c

The hook is 'J' shaped. The upper portion is light brown, blunt at the end and flat on the back side. The lower portion is dark drown, thicker, pointed at the end and rounded on the front and back sides.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1641 d

The hook is 'L' shaped. The upper portion is light brown, blunt at the end and flat on the back side. The lower portion is dark drown, pointed at the end and rounded on the front and back sides.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC410

Circular, red-brown shaft and handle that tapers to a flat point. Flat ribbed 'blade' with eighteen pairs of shark teeth along both edges. There is a cross-guard piece near the end of the handle which curves toward the 'blade' and has three shark teeth along the concave edge at either side.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC411

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have nineteen teeth. Bands of double black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Two bands of black hair are around near the wider end and the middle within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, hair, fibre, wood and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC412

Short, rounded cylindrical, red-brown handle. Flat ridged 'blade' with twenty-four pairs of shark teeth along both edges. Sharks teeth attached with fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1395

The shaft is plain. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with cane fibre. The point is plain dark wood that has an inflected long hardwood point with minute barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, wood and reed grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1396

The shaft is carved without linear designs. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with fibre. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1398

Plain, leaf-shaped blade. Blade and handle joined by a scarfed joint.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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