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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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Ceremonial PaddleC1303

Rich dark brown wood paddle with a blade that has a pointed ovate shape, slightly concavely curved on one side and semi-convexly curved on the other side. The blade angles slightly upward toward the top. Panels and bands of zigzag crescent and "x" designs tightly packed over the entire surface. Elaborate circular finial with a row of face-like motifs on the long cylindrical handle.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
wood
Made in
“Austral Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1304

Wooden club with an elongated blade with a rounded tip and serrated edges. The handle is long and four-sided with two sides curved, and has a hole for hanging and a slightly curved finial at the end.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyC1643

Oval-shaped wooden disc has parallel black lines covering the front and back with random parallel lines of dots in between. The disc is covered with some type of brown pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC980

Small bowl with two pigs protruding from opposite sides; both pigs are facing away from the bowl. Bowl is oblong in shape but has a round well; rim is decorated with a band of triangle designs. One pig is decorated with incised circle and line decorations on back and cheeks; other has a band of triangle patterns around belly and back and similar designs on cheeks; eyes are also incised. All incised decoration has white lime powder fill.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC984

A very shallow brown wood bowl with a slightly upraised rim. The bowl is shaped like a leaf with both ends pointed, one of which has an outward pointing triangular protrusion with a hole at the centre. Geometric linear chevron designs filled with white clay on the rim of the bowl.

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