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Figure3092/33

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a base which has an uneven line of geometric triangles running around it, and circular carved eyes on its face. Its mouth has a row of triangular teeth carved into it. The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head. A basket or large bowl is caved on top of its head with a pattern of triangles and curves around the rim. A similar pattern of geometric triangles carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body, each side meeting along the figure's spine with a bull's-eye design at the top and bottom of its back. The carved lines are filled in with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3092/32

Wooden carving of a squatting figure with its knees drawn up to its body, resting its elbows on its knees and its chin on the ends of its arms. The figure is carved on a rounded base that has un-even wedge-shaped patterning around it. Its mouth has a row of triangular teeth carved into it, and there are two "u" shaped marks carved into each side of the face (each pair is carved one above the other). The brow of the figure is pronounced on its smooth rounded head, there is a band of wedge-shaped carvings topped with a line above the figure's brow. A similar "u" shaped pattern is carved along the figure's limbs on either side of the body. The pattern along the arms meets in the centre of the shoulders. Along the spine of the figure there is an uneven pattern of "u" shaped marks with a linear border. Some of the lines are filled with white lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3092/31

A wooden carving with intricate patterns on the surface. There are four holes along the top of the carving. The carving curves upwards on either end, and it is covered in swirling patterns.

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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Carving3092/30

A wooden carving with intricate patterns across the surface. There are four holes along the top and the carving curves upwards at either end. The patterns are filled in with white lime on either side, while the upper part is undecorated. The design is mirrored on each side.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3092/29

An oblong, shallow spoon with patterns carved along the handle and around the edge of the bowl.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3092/28

An oblong bowl with two carved pigs for handles (one on each end). The upper lip of the bowl has a pattern of "U" shaped gouges running along it, some of which are filled with lime. On the outer walls of the bowl, there are small carvings of angular lines in the middle of each side. One of the pigs is upside down. The upside-down pig is slightly larger than the other, and both have carved “U” shaped patterns on their surface.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/26

Comb made from 13 individual lengths of flexible wood bound together by white string, and ending in prongs stabilized by two pieces of wood acting as cross bars wrapped in string. The string binding alternates up the handle between being bound to one outer-side, crossing through the individual pieces, and then winding around the opposite side. Along the cross-bars the string is wrapped diagonally around each running in opposite directions.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/25

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form ten prongs which are held apart by string binding. The handle is rectangular in shape, flaring out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet there is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/24

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form the prongs which are held apart by string binding. The top of the handle is carved in a decorative pattern, and then extends outwards in a triangular shape. The rest of the handle is bound in dark string which is woven between the prongs, covering a portion of every other one in a pattern.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/23

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form nine prongs which are held apart by its binding. The handle is rectangular in shape, flaring out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet there is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle. There is also one strand of plant fibre wrapped around the handle between the wood and the prongs. The end of the handle is rounded.

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