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Tapa Cloth2623/53

The cloth is natural in colour with designs painted in black and brown. There are eight bands and each band is separated by a border. The designs in seven of the bands are interlocking triangles on either a black, brown or natural background. One band has mirror-image rectangles missing one side. The cloth has a thick fringe cut into one side and two long ties on the opposite side. The cloth is painted on one side but the paint has bled through to the backside.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/52

The cloth is natural coloured, narrow with a linear motif and one tasseled end. The repeated motif is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black forming a Greek key-like design, decorated with black dots. At both ends of the cloth a diamond motif has been added in purple ink. One end has long fabric tassels, coloured with purple ink and the end of each tassel dyed red-brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/51

The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with four panels. The repeated motif in each of the four panels is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black forming six figures. Two of the figures resemble squares with two opposing sides pulled in; two figures are diamonds with a bar across the middle; and two figures resemble the number '3' . The figures vary in size and position from panel to panel. The cloth is very thin and painted on one side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/50

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with geometric designs outlined in black. There are four panels. Each panel contains a band of interlocking triangles and a band of rectangles missing one side. The panels are outlined in black and painted brownish-orange. The cloth is painted on one side but has bled through to the other side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/48

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with a centred band and a repeating motif. The motif is a symetrical starburst-like design repeated four times within the large band. The border and the large lines of the design are light brown. The small details, dots and wavy lines are gray. The cloth is painted on one side.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope2623/45

Roll of bark twine.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/44

Coconut shell scraper attached to a necklace of Job's tears strung on green plastic fibre. Scraper has been sharpened to a concave rounded edge and sides have been notched for decoration. A small piece of bark fibre rope loops the scraper to the necklace, hiding the plastic fibre. Pahaion necklace.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, plastic fibre, bark fibre and job's tear seed
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2623/43

Coconut shell scraper, or pahai, used to scrape skins from yams. Made from end of coconut shell. One side has been sharpened to a small edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2623/42

Coconut shell scraper, or pahai, used to scrape skins from yams. Made from bottom of coconut shell. One side has been sharpened to an edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2623/41

Small coconut shell spoon with two small carved nodules near 'handle' end. A narrow band is etched between them on underside of spoon.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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