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ClubC885

Dark brown wooden club that tapers to a point. The club's head is made from a spherical stone pieced through the centre by the shaft. A small amount of pitch remains on the interior of the stone.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, stone and resin
Made in
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffIg404

Tapering, cylindrical, brown-black wood staff with a finial that is in the form of two pairs of symmetrical very stylized figures with scroll and linear patterns emphasized with white pigments. Faces have circular eyes, a long nose, and a wide smile.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC887

Carved wooden club with a straight handle; the head is a dome-shaped knob with a sharp ridge around it. Under the ridge is a band of shallowly carved dots. Raised band around bottom of shaft.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC889

Wooden club with a long, slender shaft ending in a rounded, cap-like head; band of carved dot like decorations underneath the head. Thick, raised band around the handle end.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA6838

Wooden bow that tapers towards the ends, with a slight curve, an indented centre, and notches at either end. Shallowly carved fish design with abalone shell inlay on one side.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and abalone shell
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA3435

Maul made from a large piece of stone lashed to a slender wooden handle. Cylindrically-shaped section of rough stone - flat on either end with a large circumferal groove around the middle to secure the hafting lashing. Flattened on one side to sit firmly on hafting. Lashed to carved wood hafting platform with hide strips from which a curving branch provides a handle. Shallow circumferal groove near handle butt.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
stone, wood and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA3437

Brown wood figure carved in the shape of a sea otter. Has circular eyes, split u ears, a nose, and a mouth. The four digit paws rest on the belly and have a split u at the wrists. Twisted cedar bark looped about the tail.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA3438

Hook composed of two carved wooden arms lashed together with cord in a "v"-shape. An iron spike is lashed with root at an acute angle to main arm. The shank is carved to represent a creature with a head and open jaws toward the joint of the two arms, and a narrow bone is depicted with two parallel appendages protruding behind. A leader line is secured through a hole drilled through the shank.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, iron metal, wood and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA3482

Dark brown wooden ladle with a handle in the form of a bird's head. Deep bowl with a round bottom.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4108

Rectangular-shaped open-work basket with weft strands alternating in direction with each row. Overcast rim. Four string handles. Undecorated.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root, fibre, spruce root ? and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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