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Arm OrnamentIe407

An ornament of four white and brown boar's tusks pierced at both ends with a brown fibre strap tied on.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIe371 a-c

Undecorated, unpainted, cylindrical brown wood shaft (a) with a knob on one end and an eight-pronged, roughly rectangular stone head (b) on the other end. In a groove on the shaft beyond the head, there is a triangular metal blade (c). A small ring of fibre encircles the shaft at the head. The club head is painted with radiating grey and orange lines, mostly worn away on the underside.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, pigment, fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb365

Shadow puppet of cured hide pressed flat; depicts a humanoid, demonic figure. Hair is flowing outwards and down the back is black. Yellow and red headband goes across forehead and around ear. Head is positioned to 3/4 view. Eyes are crossed. Mouth has fangs and is breathing red flames on to right knee and foot. Naked from waist up, showing hanging breasts and rounded stomach. Wears a blue sarong with a fine black stripe tied at waist by a red sash with a fine black stripe. Punched through designs of circles and lines. Painted both sides. Right arm swings free from shoulder and is bound with a coarse fibre cord.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin ?, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetIj5

Expandable fish net gathered at one end giving it a conical shape. Diamond-shaped pattern with knotted joints. Natural reed-grass colouration.

Culture
Maori
Material
reed grass
Made in
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerIe376

Bamboo tube, cut out along more than a third of its length, with faint zig zags and lines carved around the socket end. The other end is a carved wooden plug with a conical tip and string looped through a hole. Fibre binds the plug and hook to the tube; it also forms a collar near one end. The hook is a wavy loop of wood with contour lines and an eye-like hole. Pigmented brown, lighter, and worn on the tube.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentIe404

Large crescent-shaped shell which is pierced at both ends where it attaches to a fibre strap. The shell has a 'mother-of-pearl' appearance underneath, and yellowed on top. The top has some natural holes, two distinctively side by side. The strap is of halves; the knot at the end of one passes through the loop of the other. The fibre is brown and decorated with cowrie shells on the lower parts.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
shell, fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskAf453

White animal hair whisk with multi-coloured woven leather handle. There is a loop of braided leather attached to end of handle with large knot. Where the handle and the whisk meet, there is a fringe made of leather strips that hang over the hair and is secured with a narrow white leather band. The handle is green, black, yellow, white and red.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
hair, leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj134

Stool carved from a single piece of wood. Oval base forming arrow-shaped mid-section which forms into seat of stool. Seat is wider at the ends, and narrows in the centre. Sides curve slightly downwards. A braided leather handle is attached to the mid-section in two places through pierced wood, and knotted on other side.

Culture
Karamojong
Material
wood, leather skin and fat
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallAc219

Small ball made from cane fibre, and grasses wrapped together with a harder fibre. Tied, and knotted.

Culture
Kasai
Material
fibre ? and grass
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSa248

Belt composed of dark brown and off-white longitudinal alternating bands with light green, pink, purple and black diamond and triangular patterned embroidery in abaca fibre (?) with a blue and a green multi-braided fringe on either end. A stylized bird figure in red is embroidered along with geometric motifs in pink, green and blue cotton fibre near the blue fringe.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
abaca fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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