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ArrowC820

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above six cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC665

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has geometric designs of three vertical concentric fan-like semi-circles from the 'cross-guard' near toward the middle. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has a wide grooved band. The 'grip' flares outward. 'Pommel' has a rounded arch design.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC672

Black-brown sword-shaped wooden club with zigzag and scroll patterns carved in relief; carved designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC777

A plain cane shaft stained a dark red-brown. The base of the point is wrapped with cane fibre. The point is elaborately carved and has one barb attached by binding near the tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, bone, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze HandleC484

A very dark brown wood piece that has a tapering cylindrical handle and a flat triangular projection angled in the middle of the other end.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA7463

Small wood paddle. On one side, there is a totem pole design on a textured ground. The totem pole has the following from bottom to top: a bear ? with a fish in its mouth, a downward facing animal, and a bird. The other side has a horn style spoon incised. The handle is incised with linear patterns with the names of 'Wrangell' and 'Alaska', respectively. The handle has a horizontal rectangular finial.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC436

Tapering staff with shaped handle inlaid with roundels of pearl shell; wood has a dark finish.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shell, wood and stain ?
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC789

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs of v-shapes on a natural background above four of the cane joints. The long point is plain dark wood.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC794

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs of v-shapes on a natural background above six of the cane joints. The long point is plain dark wood.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC795

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above six of the cane joints. The long point is plain dark wood.

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