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FigureC1381

Full length human figure upright on a circular round base. Carved with a short skirt that has vertical grooves, earrings, and a equally segmented necklace. Colour is black.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC1383

Red-brown wood oval dish on a thin base extending up to the sides of the dish, creating two handles. Rim of the dish is carved with a zigzag border. Upper part of the outer edges of the handles are carved with a tooth pattern.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC1384

Brown wood figure of a human head and torso decorated with geometrc patterns on the body. Face has tapering oval eyes, a nose, and a mouth. There is a hair line and the cheeks are prominent. Wearing ear ornaments and a necklace. Very small arms have the bent elbows at the waist with the forearm angling toward the upper middle so that the hands are in a v-position. A jar with a geometric design is balanced on the head.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotC1385

A clay piece which flares upward and outward with a slightly smaller flared base. Has molded face in relief on each side. The red body is painted with white and black decoration. Each diamond-shaped face has deep circular eyes with a surrounding rim, a pointed nose, a compressed mouth, a pointed chin, and a feature similar to that of the eyes in the middle of the forehead. The top of each head is decorated with depressed circles. The flared base is painted with alternating white and black vertical lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC1387

A band covered with spondula shells and tapering at both ends. A patch of fur is at each end. Plain ties around the back.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, fibre and spondula shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather CapeC1464

Natural coloured cape with short rows of black string fringe over entire surface. Openwork twining: twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of flax cordage. Weft protrudes at bottom to form a fringe. Caught under twining on face by means of being looped under twining is a series of cords several inches in length.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeC1465

Large woven flax cape. Openwork twining is carried in pairs with the pitch in opposite directions on a warp of flax cordage. Parallel lines of red and blue trim the sides and top border, red only on bottom portion of sides and bottom. Fringe of twisted string along edges. Reverse side plain.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather BoxC1467

A narrow, dark brown-black, wooden box bowl (no lid). The outside has a geometric spiral design which is quadrilaterally symmetrical. Handles in the shape of heads are at each end.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PerchC1468

Wooden bird perch. Roughly carved, with an angled T-like shape. Carved with a stylized human face that has geometric patterns and a cylindrical protrusion below. The knob is carved with two horizontal holes.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1469

A flat beige-coloured, double-lobed club with a straight handle. At the end of the rectangular handle, there is a finial of a stylized animal, with a hole for a cord.

Culture
Maori
Material
whale bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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