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Comb2948/129

Brown comb carved from a single piece of wood. The handle is carved into a long half-oval shape that is slightly wider than the comb end. There is a small hole bored through the top of the handle off to one side. There are eight tines of mostly even size except for two on one side. The surface is uneven, with parallel groves running vertically down it and uneven texture and colour on the back.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2948/127

Brown comb carved from a single piece of wood. Surface is fairly smooth with some subtle grooves in texture. The handle of the comb is carved into a curved rectangular shape that is wider than the rest of the comb. There is a small square-shaped protrusion carved on the very top of the handle. There are four tines of uneven height but fairly even width and alignment.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/124

Closed necklace made from bamboo and seed ornaments. A section of bamboo is split in two and hangs vertically down the centre of the necklace. Both sections of bamboo are place side by side and maintained together with three small fibre strings tied at the back of the ornament. On each side of the necklace there is a row of ten small, oval, brown seeds. Two fibre strings knotted together close the top of the necklace.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2948/121

White and light green feathers tied to sticks. Tiny plant fibres are wrapped around the feathers on the sticks to hold them in place. Small down-like feathers are at the base of the ornament with larger feathers at the top. There are two long white feathers with black spots at the very top. The sticks holding the feathers are tightly tied in a bundle with a rigid cloth tape.

Culture
Asmat
Material
feather, reed grass ?, plant fibre and tape adhesive
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Sheath2948/110

Penis sheath made from the upper part of a bird beak and partial skull. The beak is light yellow, slightly curved and has a smooth surface. Two large curved lines have been deeply carved into the top creating three arrow-like shapes pointing down the beak. Both sides of the beak have small perpendicular linear incisions creating small checkerboard-like patterns. The top of the beak’s tip has small parallel, incised grooves arranged in a row. The opening has a round woven band wrapped around the back of the beak. Two tufts of grey hair are tied on both sides of the woven ring with a plastic thread. A plastic thread is also tied at the back of the beak through two bored holes.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bird beak, grass ?, hair and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband2948/105

Tied headband with a long row of seed ornaments. Small light grey-blue oval-shaped seeds with dark brown spots strung between two woven dark brown strings of plant fibre. A hole has been bored through each seed to allow for a thread to go through and hold them in place. The seeds are roughly of even size and shape and are arranged in a single row. Strings at both ends of the headband are tied in a loop to close the headband.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/91

Open necklace with numerous pendants of teeth. The teeth are secured by a woven grey-brown string, made of some kind of plant fibre. The long brown, yellow, and white teeth, with dark brown spots, are held in place by the string at their pointed ends. The teeth are mostly white on top and mostly yellow on their underside. The teeth ornaments are roughly the same size and are arranged in a row, with the shortest teeth at the ends of the row and longest teeth in the middle. A knot closes the necklace on the left side with a short length of string to tie the necklace around the neck. A small loop on the right side ties to the left string. There are longer plastic threads tied at both ends of the necklace.

Culture
Asmat
Material
tooth, plant fibre and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/90

Closed necklace with numerous teeth-pendants. The teeth are secured by a woven grey-brown string, possibly made from plant fibre. The long brown, yellow, and white canine teeth are held in place by the string at their pointed ends. The teeth are arranged tightly side by side, with the shortest teeth at the ends of the row and longest teeth in the middle. A knot closes the necklace on the left side on top of the last small tooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
tooth and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/65

Woven arm ornament made of small strips of a rattan like material, tightly woven together in a braided style. The ornament has a closed circular shape, with no obvious beginning or end. The exterior of the ornament is yellow and dark brown while the interior is a light grey-green. The width of the ornament is sometimes irregular, but mostly even.

Culture
Asmat
Material
rattan ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/64

Woven arm ornament made of small strips of a rattan like material, tightly woven together in a braided style. The ornament has a closed circular shape, with no obvious beginning or end. The exterior of the ornament is yellow and dark brown while the interior is a light grey-green. The width of the ornament is fairly even.

Culture
Asmat
Material
rattan ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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