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Skirt814/9

Girl's pulpul of silk and wool twisted strands atached to cords of plant fibre? The hanging strands are blue and white and are in two distinct sections from the waist cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth814/8

Wool loincloth in an oval-like shape with one straight end, rounded sides and two rounded points at the other end. The cloth is grey with dark blue repeating stripes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wool fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Olubus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt814/4

Skirt composed of shredded banana leaf with a strip of shorter fringe at the top front and a longer fringe behind, both knotted to the brown bark (?) waistband. Vertical bands of dyed leaf in purple, orange, yellow and green.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
banana leaf and dye
Made in
Losuia, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spatula814/7

Flat, black object with a handle and a long rectangular segment ending with two prongs. Rectangular segment is shallowly carved with curvilinear designs.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Losuia, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension Hook814/11 a-b

The hook (part a) has a detached eye (part b). The hook is a figure with a long oval face and a conical head with bulging eyes made out of another material. There are ears, a nose with nostrils, and a horizontal oval mouth. The arms rest straight at the sides. There are pointed breasts and a belly button. The bottom of the hook curves upward. A fibre string goes through the top part of the head.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stone ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt814/10

Girl's belt formed of six wool strands tied together at one end with pieces of fibre twisted in. There are sections of blue and yellow.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wool fibre, sisal fibre ?, palm leaf and dye
Made in
Olubus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt814/6

A brown flat piece curved around so that the ends overlap. Woven over the flat curved piece, there is a dark brown and light brown geometric design which ends wrapped around a stick at both ends attached to the flat curved piece through two holes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan ? and bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chain814/5

A long closed chain with links made of plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace814/3

A long necklace of shells connected with fibre string and a pendant made of a shiny-orange long flat curved shell.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament814/2

A small turtle shell with a string attached.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
turtle shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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