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Model CanoeC928

Canoe is red, black, and white with decoration on bow and stern. Wood scaffolding between canoe and outrigger. Two large sails on two masts.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan, leaf and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 a

Large model canoe with an outrigger and a triangular sail.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIg403

J shaped wooden hook with thick braided cord attached to one end and thinner cord wrapped around other end to secure bone barb; heavy cord line.

Culture
Western Melanesian
Material
bone, fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubD2.75

Club with wooden handle, hide covered, plus red and striped cloth cover near top. Pointed, somewhat oval stone fitted in end. Purple ribbon and black and gold cord hang from top.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, skin, fibre and stone
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1522

Plain cane shaft with the end bound. The point is long and slim and has a dark finish. A plain shaft of twelve cane joints with the last one at the base of the point wrapped with stem ? to hold the point. The long dark point is plain. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre in a wide round bundle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1523

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The base of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The point has four stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being of the medium size and a horizontal row of diagonal grooved lines around the base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TuskC1532 a-c

Halves of boar tusks tied together with fibre. Two pieces (parts a-b), both consist of two split halves bound together with fibre. One piece (part a) is tied together with brown fibre while the other piece (part b) is tied together with light cream-coloured fibre. One piece (part c) is only one split half.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
boar tusk and fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1610

One side has a carved herring bone design. The back is plain. One end has a peg, the other has a handle formed of resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin and sinew
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1539

Coarse slim black feathers made into a thick fringe.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
feather and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1622

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with twisted fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; green-grey stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin and fibre
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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