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Bow2948/138 a-b

Wooden bow. The bow has a smoothed surface with a carved point at one end and two sections of woven fibre at either end. At the obtuse end there is also a wrapped ring of thicker plant fibre, probably serving as a rest for the bowstring. The bowstring is slightly misshapen and bent in sections. The ends are formed into loops which are fraying and loosened. One loop is smaller but has been separated into many thin, woody strands.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow2948/137 a-b

Wooden bow. The body of the bow has a carved circular bulge or platform at one end where the woven looped end-piece of the bow string rests. Attached to the bow limbs are two small circular rings of woven fibres set slightly in from the ends, which are carved into points. The bowstring has only one woven loop, and the other end of the bowstring is misshapen and bends upwards to a broken point where the other loop would have existed.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Atsy, Papua, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/63

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown. One end of the fibre is frayed while the other is cracked.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/62

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of a branch, or stem(?), wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between reddish brown and yellow-brown.The weave has varying degrees of open space between the different crossed sections of the strand, with some frayed sections.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/61

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of a branch, or stem(?), wrapped around itself several times. The colour varies naturally between reddish brown and yellow-brown.The weave is loose with varying degrees of open space between the different crossed sections of the strand.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/60

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/59

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2948/9 a-b

Wooden shield. The front is decorated with carved and painted abstract patterns. The top and bottom sections of the shield are painted red with ochre pigment, and two thinner black bands border the carved panel of decoration that covers the majority of the shield. The carved decoration consists of two sections, top and bottom, featuring four sets of conjoined coiled shapes with a diamond pattern at the centre. These are painted red and are raised above the background, which is white. Running between the upper and lower sets of coiled shapes are two undulating raised shapes which are in-filled with red pigment. The central diamond is raised and painted red with a white diamond in relief surrounding it. Part b is a fragment of the shield which fits into the upper left corner, decorated with one half of a coiled line motif. A considerable fragment of the upper section of the shield is missing as are large portions of the borders around the sides of the shield.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, paint, ochre pigment and lime mineral
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2948/2

Wooden drum. The outside of the drum is carved and painted with coiled motifs and possibly representations of beings with heads and hair. These are painted white and raised above the red background. The lower portion of the drum is separated from the upper by a raised, thin, white band running around the midsection. The lower end of the drum ends in four roughly pointed projections while the upper end is carved to form a rounder shape with a smaller circular opening. This top opening is darker in colour and undecorated. Part of the midsection is painted light yellow, while the others are white.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, ochre pigment ? and lime pigment ?
Made in
Yaosakor, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Paddle2948/1

Wooden ceremonial paddle. The paddle consists of a forked, elliptical-shaped end with two small, inward facing notches, an intricately carved wooden middle section which extends out from the neck of the paddle in a rectangular shape, and a top section consisting of woven fibres covering the wooden neck and attached strings of multi-coloured seeds and various feathers. The seeds are grey-blue, white and red-grey in colour and are strung along one edge of the woven fibre casing, forming small loops from which the ends of the white and brown feathers are attached. The mid-section of the paddle is indicative of a paddle blade, with eight cuts through the wood in half moon shapes and incised with v-shaped patterns, winding lines and curled abstract motifs. Extending in either direction from the centre are incised abstract shapes generally following an elaborate v-shaped pattern. The forked end of the paddle is carved in the shape of an elongated half oval and is undecorated.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, cotton fibre ?, feather and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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