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ForkC79

Wooden handle, four stingray spine prongs attached with leaf and fibre at centre. Possibly a spear tip.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, sting ray spine, fibre and leaf
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC80

Plain, one side rounded, the other hollow. Sharply bevelled cutting edge

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC81

Irregular shaped stone, thicker at one end. Brown stains overall. Sticker on the bottom.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
chalk stone
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC4

An oval wood bowl with nine legs around the edge and one tab. A pair of holes have been made on opposite sides of the bowl to each other, with one pair further apart from each other than the other pair.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Manono, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing BlockC5

Rectangular print block for siapo (tapa cloth) patterns. Wooden board carved with alternating geometric designs and stylized floral pattern; arranged in two rows of six rectangular patterns.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteC1076

A long cylindrical brown reed tube with a pod attached to one end. Dark brown geometric designs including a sun is painted on the tube. Three holes are cut into the tube. Reed is placed into reed tube at the mouthpiece.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
pod and reed grass
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC82

Shell blade. The edge is worn and chipped. One surface has a natural wave-like pattern.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC83

Plain long thin piece which tapers to a point with barbs on each side.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
fish bone
Made in
Line Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC84

Inwardly concavely curved pearl shell shaft with the barb secured by a twisted line. Decorated near barb with tassel of cloth.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
bone, fibre and shell
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC85

A pearl-coloured concave shell. Plain strip with rounded ends.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shell
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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