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OrnamentIe340

A hornbill beak, predominantly light yellow with a little dark brown and red. There are five heavy ridges on the top surface where it joins the bird's head.

Culture
Kewa
Material
hornbill beak and ochre pigment
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombIe339

A comb of yellow wood, roughly rectangular in shape. Nine teeth are running parallel to the longitudinal axis. The long teeth are 14 cm. long and have been shaped to be roughly round in cross-section. At the opposite end, there has been cut an indentation shaped like a flattened v, with each side measuring 6 cm. The remaining solid wood surface has been incised with a pattern of diamonds and transverse lines. The smallest diamonds have been painted red.

Culture
Kewa
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlIe338

An awl of cassowary leg bone, tapering to a point, and grooved near the joint end. The joint is dark brown while the point is light yellow. The surface, except for the joint, is extremely smooth, polished through use.

Culture
Kewa
Material
cassowary bone
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagIe337

Flat bag, rectangular, bottom corners rounded. Made of bark fibre kitted in a ribbed pattern, the ribs forming an overall pattern of large rectangles. Bag heavily saturated with pig fat, encrusted with clay. Netting handle threaded through corners at open end. Handle is broken.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark fibre
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagIe336

A flat bag of twill-weave light brown grass, woven in one piece, rectangular in shape, and open at one narrow end. The edge of the opening is finished by turning ends of grass back and weaving in. There is a double row within 1.5 cm. of the open edge. The handle of braided root fibre (?), 51 cm. long and tied at mid-length, is affixed to the opposite corners of the bag by threading through the weave.

Culture
Kewa
Material
root ? and grass
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog Collar RattleIe335

A dog collar of heavy rattan, tied into a knot. From it, there are suspended four rattan loops, of a doubled length approximately 6 cm. The ends of each loop are threaded through a hole in a seed pod. The four seed pods are irregular in shape, approximately 5 cm. long and 3 cm. thick and hollow with a rough veined surface. A section of each has been cut out.

Culture
Kewa
Material
rattan and pod
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeIe334

A bamboo section of a pipe with two segments. The top segment has been perforated to allow passage of smoke to the mouthpiece, which is simply an upper cut end of bamboo section, where 15 cm. from the bottom of the pipe, there is a hole 1.5 cm. in diameter, blackened by smoke, apparently for insertion of tobacco.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeIe314 a-b

Axe (t-shaped, mount Hagen type). Flat head (part b) of black stone projects 20 cm. from the handle, curving towards the working edge, tapering towards handle. Blade balanced by projection of wood extending 16 cm. from the handle, 3 cm. wide, flattened oval in cross-section, with narrow raised ridge around circumference 2 cm. from the end. Projection partially coated with grey clay. Handle (part a) of wood is a flattened oval in cross-section, tapered to the end. Components bound together with binding of heavy rattan. Head is loose.

Culture
Kewa
Material
rattan, wood and stone
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeIe313

Axe (t-shaped, mount Hagen type). Flat head of green-grey stone which projects 21 cm. from the handle, 10 cm. wide. Head balanced by projection of black palm wood 25 cm. long, flattened oval in cross-section, 3 cm. wide, with a narrow raised ridge around circumference 5.5 cm. from the end. Handle of black palm wood, and balancing projection coated with a black substance. Three components are bound together with heavy rattan.

Culture
Kewa
Material
stone, resin, black palm wood and rattan
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatIe350

Mat of pandanus leaf stitched with bark fibre ? and bark cord with the leaves parallel to the transverse axis. Rectangular in shape, folded in the middle on the longitudinal axis. One long edge stitched on the inside with bark ? fibre; one long edge stitched on the outside with bark cord, one short edge finished in a running stitch with bark ? cord . All edges of leaves are folded under.

Culture
Kewa
Material
pandanus leaf and bark
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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