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Model CanoeC930

One outrigger canoe (part a) and paddle (part b). Canoe (part a) is deep and is painted black, blue, red, and white with decorated prow and stern. Outrigger framework has five main outward projecting posts with forty-three smaller ones bound by plant root or bark ? with a single connective bar along the canoe side, a single connective bar along the middle, and three connective bars along the outrigger side that has the shaped log float parallel to the hull of the canoe. Each of the five main outward projecting posts is connected to the shaped log float by four vertical posts. There are a few clumps of tied plant leaf-like material at both ends of the outrigger framework. Red-brown wood paddle (part b) with a slightly flat cylindrical handle. Paddle blade shape is long with slightly rounded tapering side edges tapering to a point. Flat base of the paddle blade is carved with a curved line on either side.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood, paint, bark fibre ? and root
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3661

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with skin. Handle is bound with brown and green string. One side is carved in the form of a bird with a protruding head. The circular black eyes are surrounded by a black outlined tapering oval surrounded by a green area with black brows above. The yellow beak has red lips. The grey body has nine feathered section wings of black, green, and grey split u's. The other side has a killer whale facing to the right side in slight relief. The circular black eyes are surrounded by a black outlined tapering oval surrounded by a green area. The nose is red. The black lined red open mouth shows seven grey alternating pointed teeth. The body has black split u's. The side fin has a green ovoid in a black ovoid with a green split u and red accents. The dorsal fin has a curving upward pointing red triangle within the space in between the inverted green split u above with a red circle and an inverted black split u on top. The tail has a green circle and a black split u at either side end. Below the whale, radiating from the handle, there are four panels of a curving upward pointing red triangle within the space in between the inverted black split u. The background is grey.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC912

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 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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ArrowC917

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

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, wood and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC907

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The shaft is wrapped with fibre around the upper end and has a pair of double grooved horizontal lines around the lower end. The point has six stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being of the medium size and four horizontal 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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RattleA4027

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with cedar bark. Pieces are also bound together at the top with cedar bark. Handle is bound with brown string. Designs consisting of a large human face painted on both sides and carved with a projecting beak nose that is decorated with cedar bark bound with string. Both faces have circular black pupils outlined by a plain carved tapering oval surrounded by a dark blue area with black brows above and a pair of red and dark blue split u forms above. The mouths are outlined by black with red lips with one face having a black goatee.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
fibre, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC905

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

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, wood and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverC1289 a-l

A quiver (part a) with eleven slim plain shafts (parts b-l) that have elaborately barbed points. The quiver (part a) is carved with geometric linear and 'x' designs. Part b: plain broken shaft having four joint parts; c: plain broken shaft having two joint parts with fibre wrapped around the upper end and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with four upraised bands around its base; d: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with four upraised bands around its base; e: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with multiple sets of three and four upraised bands around it; f: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around the upper end and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; g: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; h: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with singular sets of upraised bands around it; i: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point; j: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with singular sets of upraised bands around it; k: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point that has an elongated pyramidal tip with one upraised bands around its base; and l: plain shaft with fibre wrapped around both ends and a long dark point.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8046

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with cedar bark. Pieces are also bound together at the top. Handle is bound with brown cloth. Designs consisting of whale, bird, and bear motifs. One side has two inward facing profile bird heads, each with a black oval in oval eye with the head outlined by black and the beak outlined by red with black diagonal lines underneath. In between the beaks of the birds, there is a red split u with a pair of inverted red split us within black u forms above. The other side has a larger face on top of a smaller one. The larger face has black ovoid in ovoid eyes, a long horizontal oval nose, an open red mouth with twelve plain teeth with a red split u in between the eyes above the nose and an inverted red u form within a black one above that has diagonal red lines at either top side. The smaller face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering red oval with an inverted tear-drop-shaped red nose, and a downward turned red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4277

Rattle made of three pecten scallop shells, two small (one is cream-white while the other is purple-pink) and one large (beige-pink), hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with beige cloth along the side from where the large shell is located.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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