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ArrowC1352

A plain wood shaft with three pairs of sharp barbs below the lance-olate leaf-shaped metal point.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
iron metal, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Long ArrowC1363

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with fibre. The point is ornately carved with many barbs. The design is emphasized with red and white pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1364

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has fragments of a woven sleeve. The point is dark wood elaborately carved and multi-barbed. There is a sleeve of bird skin and feathers wrapped around the middle of the point dividing the elaborately carved portion of the point from the multi-barbed tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre ?, wood, bird skin and feather
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1436

Seven teeth of varying length radiating from a plain rectangular handle bound with fibre that has a hole in the middle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1437

Thirteen long teeth are fitted tightly, and woven together with fibre at half-way point. Triangular handle is decorated with a broad black stripe on one side and is entirely black on the other side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1439

Nineteen teeth are woven tightly together with fibre at one end to join the handle in an hour-glass-like shape. Handle is decorated with geometric designs of yellow and black fibres. The upper portion of the handle has a design that consists of a pair vertical of double-outlined diamond shapes. The lower portion of the handle has a design that consists of four vertical diamond shapes bordered by zig zags at either side.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, dye and fibre
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1442

A dark brown circular bracelet-like ornament. The sides bulge outward and have a horizontal groove around the middle. Grainy texture.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadC1443

Harpoon with four sticks with barbed ends that are bound together with braided plant fibre cord. Ends of the barbed sticks are inserted into a bamboo tube case. Same piece of cord that wraps around the sticks is also wrapped around the bamboo case.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.24

Light tan-coloured hide purse lined in heavy beige fabric, with two strap handles, a zipper closure, and fringe along the bottom; zipper has a spherical, black wooden dangle. Front entirely beaded with a rose design on white ground.

Culture
Yakama
Material
skin, fibre, glass, metal, wood and paint
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA2052

Polished nephrite blade with a unifacially bevelled bit on either end. Heavy wood handle. Upturned shaving-deflecting the ridge at the front. Very heavy back end roughly carved with head, snout and long tongue? of creature.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, stone and leather skin
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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