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ClubC1008

A brown wood club with a fiddle-like shape and a cylindrical handle that has a large knob at the end. Both sides are carved with a similarly bilaterally symmetrical and geometrically stylized designed face which has circular inlaid shell eyes. The headdress of one, however, has three horizontal sections of vertical patterning while the headdress of the other has v-shaped patterning with a vertical line down along the middle.

Culture
Maori
Material
shell and wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1005

Tapa cloth with brown and black painted on natural ground. A grid-like border outlined with brown, runs around the outside and divides the designs into five rows. The words "OLEALAVAA" and "LILIA AND PEAUX MANUA" are incorporated into the border. The designs have geometric motifs within hand-drawn boxes. The edges are cut in a large zigzag pattern.

Culture
Tongan ?
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Tonga ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeC1006

Large woven cloak, or cape, with a wide, curved lower border. The natural-coloured textile has a narrow band across the upper edge with a chevron motif in blue, white and red. Sewn onto the sides are bands with line motifs in light and dark brown. The border along the bottom edge has a large zigzag and diamond motif in brown, red and green.

Culture
Maori
Material
wool fibre, dye and new zealand flax fibre
Made in
Lake Rotorua, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1007

A brown wood club with intricate geometric designs consisting of interwoven curves, rows of dashes, and archways on the head which is three sided with three edges. Head finial on the handle with circular inlaid shell eyes, and a geometric pattern overall with high thick curved eyebrows, a short stubby nose, and a wide open mouth.

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