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CupC1042

Dark brown shell cut in half, twisted and woven band attached at the side. Plain fan-shaped handle. Shell is rounded with three equally spaced vertical ridges around the sides.

Culture
Fijian
Material
coconut nutshell and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 b

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, round and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with two zigzag bands in maroon and green along the top; a band of maroon and green stripes followed by another zigzag band; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 c

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, round and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with maroon and green stripes that border the wide, central band with a triangular pattern, all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 d

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a rounded rectangular shape with the sides angled inward to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with two bands of a maroon and green stripes intermixed with a checkered pattern followed a single, solid maroon stripe; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 f

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a square shape with a slight taper along the sides to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with maroon, brown and yellow stripes; a wide, central band with a maroon triangular and rectangular pattern followed by a band of maroon and brown stripes; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1235

Shells forming an image of a face. Hanging below the face, there are feathers attached at the bottom of vegetable fibres and which are free from the red cloth above it. Boar's tusks are attached by vegetable fibres above the face. Cowrie shells are woven on. Feathers are woven into the fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, feather, conch shell, spondula shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1237

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, round and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with maroon and brown stripes that border the wide, central band with a maroon geometric design of triangles and rectangle; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 e

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, rounded and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with red and green stripes that border the wide, central band with a red triangular pattern, all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIj8

Two concavely curved shells have been cut to shape with metal parts secured by a twisted fibre. The two pieces (parts a and b) are attached together by twisted cord.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
fibre, metal and shell
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIg402

J shaped hook with long braided cord wrapped around one end and plain cord wrapped around other end to secure bone; the bone barb has broken off; 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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