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FanC1282

Hatchet-shaped woven fan with a red and black handle. Handle has a large red bulbous shape at the bottom end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1284

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has geometric designs of vertical zig zag lines bordered by concentric semi-oval lines at either side emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has holes with knotted string. The 'grip' flares outward to a sideways sigma design. 'Pommel' and end knob 'button' both have a horizontal zig zag line band around their base.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood, hemp fibre and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1624

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with plant fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin, plant fibre and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1626

Dark brown shaft has three pairs of carved barbs. Shaft appears to have been sawn off.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1629

The shaft is reddish wood, peeled of all bark. One end is rounded, the other is flattened into a point. A separately carved barb is secured to the point with sinew.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1630

The wooden shaft is peeled of all bark and one end appears to have been cut off. The other end has a piece of white stone attached to the shaft with resin. The shaft and resin are coated with a brownish-red pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin and pigment
Made in
Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1631

The shaft is peeled of all bark and one end appears to have been cut off. The other end has a rose coloured stone point with serrated edges, attached to the shaft with resin. The shaft and resin are coated with a brown pigment(?).

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, resin, wood and pigment ?
Made in
South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1593

Wooden club made from a branch; cap-like knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a rectangular section roughly carved, with traces of white paint; carved with tooth borders.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1611

Spear thrower with paddle-shaped handle that has grey resin on narrow base end and attaching a small stick at the tip. Handle design is geometric with zig-zagging bands composed of diagonal lines at stidk end and a triangle composed of diagonal lines below the zig-zagging bands; handle reverse has no design.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and resin
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC1633 a-b

Wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark and shows traces of red. Part a is rounded smooth at both ends. One end of part b has seven circular notches.

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