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Carving3092/30

A wooden carving with intricate patterns across the surface. There are four holes along the top and the carving curves upwards at either end. The patterns are filled in with white lime on either side, while the upper part is undecorated. The design is mirrored on each side.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3092/29

An oblong, shallow spoon with patterns carved along the handle and around the edge of the bowl.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3092/28

An oblong bowl with two carved pigs for handles (one on each end). The upper lip of the bowl has a pattern of "U" shaped gouges running along it, some of which are filled with lime. On the outer walls of the bowl, there are small carvings of angular lines in the middle of each side. One of the pigs is upside down. The upside-down pig is slightly larger than the other, and both have carved “U” shaped patterns on their surface.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3092/27

A round, intricately woven basket made from bast(?), with heavy patterning. The walls of the bowl are supported on the inside by dried banana leaf.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
banana leaf and bast fibre ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/26

Comb made from 13 individual lengths of flexible wood bound together by white string, and ending in prongs stabilized by two pieces of wood acting as cross bars wrapped in string. The string binding alternates up the handle between being bound to one outer-side, crossing through the individual pieces, and then winding around the opposite side. Along the cross-bars the string is wrapped diagonally around each running in opposite directions.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/25

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form ten prongs which are held apart by string binding. The handle is rectangular in shape, flaring out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet there is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/24

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form the prongs which are held apart by string binding. The top of the handle is carved in a decorative pattern, and then extends outwards in a triangular shape. The rest of the handle is bound in dark string which is woven between the prongs, covering a portion of every other one in a pattern.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/23

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form nine prongs which are held apart by its binding. The handle is rectangular in shape, flaring out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet there is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle. There is also one strand of plant fibre wrapped around the handle between the wood and the prongs. The end of the handle is rounded.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood, plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3092/22

Comb made of flexible wood which is split vertically near the end to form the eleven prongs which are held apart by the binding. The handle is rectangular in shape which tapers into a thin strip of wood, curves upwards to end in a point. The other end of the rectangle flares out into the prongs of the comb. Where the handle and prongs meet is a band of braided string wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Spatula3092/21

Small lime spatula with a carved handle. The handle is rectangular in shape with a slight taper in the middle, topped with a carved bird. A raised T-shaped area, with U-shaped markings, runs down the centre, ending at a small carved circle. The rest of the handle is carved with swirl designs. The carving continues down into the spatula end in a zigzag pattern. All of the carved areas are filled with white lime. The spatula end is an elongated tear-drop shape.

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