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ArmourC1491 a-e

White stingray skin breastplate with decorative feathers hanging from bottom, over woven jute suit (in five parts). Neck protector has rows of diamond design pattern in black on dark brown ground.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
stingray skin, jute fibre, coconut nutshell fibre, wood, feather and dye
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance MaskC1492

Large bark cloth mask with a circular face, two protruding flat horns, a large protruding mouth and a cylindrical shaped neck. The forehead has a stylized painted design in brown and red on a natural ground. The eyes are large, detailed with brown and red circles while the nose and neck are decorated with red and black triangles. The back of the head detailed with black and red concentric circles. The mask is made in the form of a crocodile. The frame made of bent and tied wood. The side has I, RD; K-PUX written in black.

Culture
Baining
Material
wood, paper mulberry bark, pigment and fibre
Made in
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1493

Rifle-shaped club carved from dark brown wood. Flat knob finial on the handle; handle is carved with rows of zigzag pattern. The head is curved and has a short spur; the inside of the curve is painted blue.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1495

A rounded wood boomerang that has simple parallel zigzag linear designs which are charred in places on the decorated top side face. This design consists of a double zigzag line (that are parallel to one another but) on either side of a central band of multiple curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Pairs of vertical dashes are throughout. The back has a wavy texture with diagonal grooves along the convex edge.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1497

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; two sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes in a double diamond shape outline and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft bordered by string at either end. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, grass fibre, wood and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD2.111 a-b

White clay pipe, painted and/or glazed. Stem of wood has green and red paint.

Culture
Plains
Material
clay, wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD2.112 a-b

Pipe trimmed with brass tacks, mallard feathers (green), red and yellow hair, red and yellow satin bands, and fur. The decoration is braided porcupine quills, dyed yellow, red and green. T-shaped pipe bowl fitted to end of stem is carved from red stone.

Culture
Plains
Material
catlinite stone, wood, porcupine quill, brass metal, feather and hair
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC415

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-two teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of multiple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, jute fibre, hair, palm leaf and shark tooth
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC388

Carving of a female head from the shoulders up. Black with tattoo marks on face and elongated ears with elaborate plugs, orange brown hair.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pearl, wood, shell and fibre
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarC1752

Calendrical device. A thin rectangular wood piece. Two edges are notched with thirty cuts each. The back is notched eight times.

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