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MortarIe360

Single piece of wood roughly carved into a bell shape with a deep round bowl tapering to a protruding base. Carved line encircles the rim and another encircles the bottom third of the bowl. Two holes pierce the base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal and oil
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe359

Basket hook with a shaft formed by a male figure carved in profile with an extended nose and mouth that down to his belly, and his hands hold the nose. A cord is attached for hanging through a hole at the top of the figure's head. The hook is double-sided.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal pigment, ochre pigment, oil and plant fibre
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe ProwIe358

Triangular shaped wooden prow with a cylindrical shaped base that tapers to a point. The sides of the base are incised with a repeating stylized geometric design. Attached below is a framework of triangular shapes intermixed with fish and bird heads. White pigment outlines the shapes while orange pigment is added to the engravings. Five fibre tassels hang from the base.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, charcoal pigment, lime mineral, ochre pigment, fibre and chalk stone ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestIe357

A wood horizontal element stained dark brown and carved on the ends and on the underside in the form of a double-headed reptile with bird-like heads lying on the back of the necks. Ridges on the underside are interrupted near one set of legs. Legs are of light brown wood cut and wrapped around the horizontal, then bound with fibre to form two a-shapes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stain, bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIe356

Unevenly round, deep wood bowl with a band of geometric design incised near the rim. From two holes set close together protrude remnants of vegetable fibres. Worn and faded black pigment on the outer surface.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, pigment and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerIe374

Bamboo tube, cut open for half of its length, with a carved knob and an incised pattern at its butt end. Wood hook is carved as a reptile with distinctive teeth that are carved out as a negative space. Fibres bind the hook to the tube and the handle has a fibre collar and a loop. The whole has pigmented black but has worn away in patches on the sides and on the underside of the bamboo.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bamboo grass, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong BeaterIe373

Long, round carved wood piece. The top has three rings then the carved head of an animal with eyes protruding from both sides, a long snout with nose at end and a mouth with a tongue sticking out.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleIe372

A wood stick with a knobby head at each end. Unevenly carved with carving marks visible. The brown wood was stained black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
charcoal, oil and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIe371 a-c

Undecorated, unpainted, cylindrical brown wood shaft (a) with a knob on one end and an eight-pronged, roughly rectangular stone head (b) on the other end. In a groove on the shaft beyond the head, there is a triangular metal blade (c). A small ring of fibre encircles the shaft at the head. The club head is painted with radiating grey and orange lines, mostly worn away on the underside.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, pigment, fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Yam MaskIe383

A bulging conical helmet style mask of woven rattan with a large crest for a nose and concentric rings for eyes. The back is open at lower bottom; the inside is unpainted. Exterior has geometric zig-zag designs around face, and block of colour on top of head. Black painted conical 'ears', one each side. A leather loop hangs from the top, a woven loop is at the tip of the nose.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan, pigment and leather skin
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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