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Hoe1485/6

Wooden hoe with a short cylindrical, branch handle lashed with fibre twine to a large rectangular shaped, flat blade. There is a large indentation near the back of the blade where it is lashed.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Chimbu, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fighting Pick1485/5

Pick made with a wooden, cylindrical shaped handle that tapers to a pointed end. The pick is a large, cylindrical shaped bone that is incised with a band of triangular designs. The end has been carved into a point. The two pieces are attached together by tightly woven thin strips of fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sago Adze1485/4

Adze with a haft made from a thin branch. The thick end is flattened with the metal blade resting on it. The blade is held together by another piece of wood; all pieces are lashed together with braided twine.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood, metal and fibre
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cricket Bat1485/3

Carved wooden bat, cylindrical in shape with a tapering through the shaft and a small bulbous bottom edge. The head of the bat has a slightly flatten bottom with a thin, triangular, fin like protrusion on the top. Around the fin is a striped incised design with coiled ends, in the cuts is a white pigment. The remaining head of the bat is painted with red, black and light brown diagonal stripes.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Board1485/2

Carved wooden, oval shaped board with engraved designs. Detailed are ten bands of different geometric designs consisting of horizontal lines, diagonal lines, triangles and a t-like shape pattern. Covering the top is a light brown pigment. The underside is undecorated.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
teak wood ? and pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Salt Container1485/1

Dark brown enclosed container of plant leaves encasing mineral salt, and tied at top. Salt crystals appear on exterior.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and salt mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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