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Model PaddleC1398

Plain, leaf-shaped blade. Blade and handle joined by a scarfed joint.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1399

Plain, leaf-shaped blade. Blade and handle joined by a scarfed joint.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1400

Lance shaped blade attached to rounded handle with fibre; undecorated.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1401

Lance shaped blade attached to round handle with fibre; undecorated.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC415

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-two teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of multiple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, jute fibre, hair, palm leaf and shark tooth
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1433

Necklace made from five separate strings of dog teeth held together by four rectangular bone spacers. Each string is composed of dog teeth strung alternately with shell and coral beads.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, bone, dog tooth, coral and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1347

A rounded circular shell with an outer surface that has a dotted line forming a spiral. Reddish colour on white background. There is a hole for hanging.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1445

A plain white shell cut in cross section, creating a bracelet-like effect, with amber-coloured beads and pink shell "buttons".

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell, glass and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1447

Boar tusks attached together by cord, in the form of a crescent shape, with cut pink shell "buttons" used to decorate the cords. Seeds are strung together and hung from the top of the tusks.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
seed, fibre, shell and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC265

Sections of red and white beads with half-shells attached as bangles. All attached to a braided band.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
nutshell, glass and fibre
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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