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ContainerK2.20 a-b

Round container (part a) with lid (part b). Simple geometric designs in horizontal bands around the outer surface, in shades of brown stain.

Culture
West African
Material
calabash fruit
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.23

A greyish stone sculpture of a crouching human figure incised with linear geometric patterns. The oblong oval face extends outward at an downward angle. The elbows are bent so that the hands are clasped together at the front. Sitting on a stone.

Culture
Mende
Material
soapstone stone ?
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC252 a-b

Ovoid-shaped, hollowed gourd container (a) and cork-shaped, carved wooden stopper (b). Stopper fits into hole in gourd.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and gourd fruit
Made in
Ugutu, New Georgia, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC253 a-b

Cylindrical container (a) with lid (b); geometric patterned panels emphasized with black pigment.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pigment and bamboo grass
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC254 a-b

Panels of various geometric motifs carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment. 2 pieces, container (a) and cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC255 a-b

Container decorated with spiral bands and feathered panels carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment (a). Crown shaped cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC256

Round container and lid made from coconut shell. Designs consisting of panels of crosshatching. Lid undecorated and secured by two knotted cords.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomH1.194 a-c

A loom (part a-c) with an unfinished woven textile consisting of green birds and geometric shapes detailed with orange, red, purple, dark green and yellow on a green and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, rectangular shaped blocks with triangular indentations at each end (part a). Intertwined in the warp are two bamboo sticks; one cylindrical shaped wooden stick, one flat, rectangular batten with angled, pointed ends (parts c).

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wood, cotton fibre, dye and bamboo grass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, grass, bone, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC317

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; yellow-brown plant fibre coiling; and one set of four very long barbs. The point is decorated with swelling bulbous shape with a grooved pattern and yellow and red plant fibre coiling around the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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