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Tapa ClothC1501

Rectangular tapa cloth with geometric designs in brown on natural coloured ground. The designs have star, crescent and line motifs scattered overall. There are bands along two edges.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1502

Tapa cloth in an irregular shape (a rectangle with a large circle cut out of the centre) painted with stylized floral and geometric designs in brown and black covering almost entire surface.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1503

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a large brown diamond in the centre of the cloth. The triangle fringe covers all four sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1504

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a small circle surrounded by four diamonds in the centre of the cloth. The triangle fringe covers all four sides and the triangles from three of the sides are painted brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1508

Long barbed point all along one side. The dark brown wood shaft and point are in one piece. The shaft has traces of red and the point has traces of red and white pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing SpearC1509

Three prongs joined to a shaft with fibre wrapping barbs. The prongs are affixed to the shaft with wraps and pitch. The shaft is broken off. Traces of red and white pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, iron metal, fibre and pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1512

Five long teeth. Handle has two holes and is decorated with carved painted geometric designs in red and natural colour of a curvy zig zag.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gable BoardC1513

Carved wooden ancestral board in an oval shape with triangular points at the top and bottom. The surface has a human figure carved in relief with a circular white head, a black forehead and eyes along with red mouth and outline around the eyes. The body is stylized with lines and x-shapes in white. The ends and the outer edge are black detailed with a repeating triangular-like white pattern. The back has ‘Amai Papua’ written in black felt.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gable MaskC1514

Oval human face painted with designs in ochre and grey and white paint. Tusks in nose. Bamboo hanger at top. Evenly spaced holes at rim around cheeks and lower jaw. Hole at center of one tusk, on left side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paint, boar tusk, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchD2.116 a-b

One piece is a reddish suede ? skin pouch (part a), sewn together with a green painted design. The other piece (part b) is grass sewn up into red suede and rawhide.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, grass and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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