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Spear2948/149

Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to thick bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre. Thin lines carved around top and butt end of shaft. Spear point is darker than shaft and has two sections of barbs carved in a circular pattern in middle of spear point.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/148

Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point carved with alternating circle and triangle patterns. Circles also carved into top and butt end of shaft. Spear point darker then bamboo shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre and wax
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/147

Long bamboo and wood spear. Spear is bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point is darker then bamboo shaft and has two sets of circular barbs of uniform size. Thin circular lines are carved into the butt end of the shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, plant fibre and wax
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/146

Long bamboo and wood spear with carved bone head. Spear point is curved in the middle and has five barbs on each side. The spear point is bound with string to a narrow wooden shaft, which has traces of white powder on all sides. The wooden shaft is then bound with plant fibre to a slightly larger bamboo shaft. Lines are carved at the top and base of the bamboo shaft.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, plant fibre, fibre, wood and bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial scepter63.56

Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund

Culture
Chimú
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spindle36.755.12

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Material
wood and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bar with Fringe Attached36.417

Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer

Material
wood and cotton fibre ?
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bell3055/195

Round metal bell with rectangular opening in bottom, stone clapper inside, and large metal ring on top. Symmetrical design on each side of the bell consisting of incised concentric circles.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal and stone
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bell3055/191

Metal bell with sloped edges, rectangular opening in bottom, stone clapper inside, and fixed metal ring on top. Design on top half of the bell consists of incised concentric circles. Design on bottom half of the bell consists of stacked semi-circles oriented perpendicular to the circles on the top half of the bell.

Culture
Asante
Material
bronze metal and stone
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/2

Standing wood figure (ibeji) on flat round platform. Tapered oval head with flat chin, carved hair, and smooth rounded features, with carved lines on each cheek. Ears and buttocks are pointed. Phallus protrudes from the waist. Rounded stomach with carved triangle decorations. Arms are connected to the body forming an oval. Decorated with beaded red and white belt and beaded brown necklace.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, paint, fibre, glass and bone ?
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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