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NecklaceC1421

A single strands of white snail-like shells strung in double-pairs on a piece of cotton string.

Culture
Samoan
Material
shell and cotton fibre
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1424

Staff with pearl shell pieces in long vertical patterns that cover the handle. Wooden knob and braided rattan at one end and three strings of beads (red, blue and white) at the other.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
rattan, glass, wood and shell
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleC1510

Carved wooden paddle with a leaf-shaped blade and straight, plain handle; symmetrical whorl and spiral designs shallowly carved on along the top of both sides of the blade. Bulbous, carved protrusion at tip of blade. notch around top of shaft.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1048

The head is a black stone disc between woven bands of plant fibre (?) or bark (?), and black, brown, dark red, and green feathers. The handle is plain and tapered.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, feather, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH2.59

Bowl made from a spherical brown gourd, hollow, with its top quarter cut off. Red and brown geometric and linear patterns are painted around the outside surface.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
paint and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.66

Cylindrical shaped ornament made of coiled wood or bark covered with red, green and yellow feathers fastened together. The yellow feathers are long and narrow perroquet (parakeet) tail feathers. Attached to the end are five long pieces of twisted fibre twine.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
fibre, wood and parrot feather
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC1517

Red-brown handle that is oval in cross section. Flat ridged 'blade' with eleven pairs of shark teeth along both edges. Sharks teeth attached with fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, wood and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1582

Plain shaft with the end bound. Long hardwood point set in reed shaft. The long point is painted black. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre in a wide round bundle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1583

Straight barbless brown wood point on a tapering shaft with a knob at the end. The lower portion of the point bulges slightly.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1584

Thin wooden spear; straight, barbless point on tapering shaft with a knob at the end.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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