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HookC1162

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured with a twisted string. Has no leader.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, human bone, wood and abalone shell
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1163

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Barb is secured by a twisted flax string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, human bone and flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC106

Wood is carved in a 'V' shape and a wooden barb carved separately is tied to one end of the 'V' with string. On the other end a string is tied and extends away from the hook ending in a knot.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose OrnamentC108

A plain cream-white cylinder which tapers to a rounded blunt point at each end. Has natural oval-shaped contour lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC111 a-b

A small egg-shaped orange-red gourd (part a) decorated with red and white beads with a cowrie shells which hangs loose at each side. Very shallow pricked line design. The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of brown and black diagonal lines.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre, cowrie shell, glass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC119

A curled fish hook shape with three notches at one end.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
bone
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8117

Wooden spoon with long, oval-shaped bowl and long handle. The handle is bent in the middle and narrows slightly towards a squared end. The top of the handle is flat but rounded underneath, creating in cross-section a half circle. The spoon is a reddish brown colour and darkened on the bottom of the bowl from use.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8118

Spoon carved from alder wood with leaf-shaped bowl. At one end the bowl curves upwards and bends to form the straight handle. The end of the handle is rounded and a hole has been drilled in it. The bottom of the spoon is rounded with one small flat area. The spoon is a dark reddish brown colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
alder wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC945

Bilaterally symmetrical. Two outward facing frigate seabirds each holding an outward facing fish below. Connecting bodies are curving and extend above into a scroll-like shape. Black paint used to emphasize details. A loop is at the top.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pearl shell and paint
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC948

A pearl-like shell hooks. Has a three red beads decoration dangling from string at the curved hook. At the other end, there is a two-lobed shape.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
glass, shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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