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BowC761

A very long plain rather flat bow with one side painted black . There are yellow wrappings at each end of the twisted string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxC763

Box raised on four legs (one reinforced with a wire dowel and glued). Sides top, and base formed by many vertical slates of wood with narrow open spaces between each slate. The lid opens (hinge effect) and has a loop for fastening.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC767

Long wooden spear with a straight, cylindrical handle and an elongated spearhead that tapers to a point. The blade has dozens of teeth affixed along both edges. Leaf and fibre woven sleeve at the joint between shaft and blade, as well as over the tip of the head.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
hair, shark tooth, palm leaf, fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TabuaC572

Whale tooth suspended on a cord of vegetable fibre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre and whale tooth
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC596

Dance club with a tapering horn-like shape that merges into a cylindrical handle with a square hole near the flat butt end. The club is painted with red and black geometric designs covering the surface except for the handle. There is a long bark fibre skirt tied around the club.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, bark fibre and paint
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC121

A brown wood hook with a braided brown plant fibre cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC124

A brown wood hook that has the shape of a 'v' with a notch at one end to prevent the rope from slipping off.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC137

Large white oval shell pendant that has two holes through which the decorated cord attachs. Cord has small shell disks strung in rows along each side.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre and shell
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxC419

Oval shape with fitted lid and simple linear carving on lid. String runs through protrusions on the two ends of the body and the centre of the lid to form handle.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC444

Inwardly concavely curved shell shaft with the barb secured by a twisted line. Tassels of string near the barb.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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