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ShellC1537

Plain shell with a hole in the end. The inscription on the convex side of the shell reads "Shell from the God Koroibo's (God of Hurricanes) Temple -Munia / Fiji".

Culture
Fijian
Material
shell
Made in
Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1370

A long plain brown bow with a string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TabuaC1372

Black and yellow rope holding a whale tooth. Hole drilled at each end of the tooth into which string is attached and tied to the twisted rope.

Culture
Fijian
Material
leaf ?, fibre and sperm whale tooth
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingC1455

A plain woven bark sling with three coiled cords on each side twining together.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC1456

Shark tooth sword. Long snout has been broken off at downward angles to taper to a smaller flat edge for attachment as a sword blade, with the shark teeth kept intact. Twenty-three pairs of shark teeth along both edges; rounded tip end.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark bone and shark tooth
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart QuiverC1726 a-pp

Fur quiver containing 41 darts. One of the darts has a moulded shaft with a point inserted into one of the blunt ends; three of the darts have balsa wood plugs on one end; one of the darts has a metal arrowhead at one end; the rest of the darts have at least one, if not two pointy ends; usually one end is pointier than the other.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, bamboo grass, balsa wood and metal
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1735

Carved to an arrow point at one end and to a plain tapered point at the other end. Plain, long, brown wood piece with a flat linear leaf-shaped point with a long tip and a slim shaft that bulges around the near the lower portion. The other end is thicker (where it is bulging) and is pointed as well.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1740

Plain, dark brown wood pointed spear with one bone barb secured by string. The end of the long shaft is wrapped with beige cloth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1741

Light grey-brown wood spear that has two barbed prongs lashed to a plain staff with beige cloth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire TongsC1744

Two poles joined with cloth and pitch and with seeds set in pitch. Plain except for the red seeds set in the black pitch which joins the sticks.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, fibre, resin and jequiri seed
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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