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ArrowC783

A plain cane shaft. Base and end of the shaft are wrapped with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood decorated with an 11 cm. sleeve of brown and yellow grass. The 20 cm. tip of the point has six irregular barbs and the very tip is wrapped cane strips.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, grass, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC509

Long, light brown wood spear that has two openwork woven sleeves near the point at its base. One of the sleeves is caked with lime. The end of the shaft has a knob.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood, lime mineral and plant fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief's BlanketA8040

Loom-woven off-white wool blanket, with four dark yellow interwoven stripes across the width. The bottom edge has a long twisted fringe.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
mountain goat wool fibre, diatomaceous earth, wool fibre and bast fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC452

Narrow plain woven basket with a rectangular shape of alternating colours of reddish brown and natural colour. Braided handle with two knots at base. Plaited border sewn at the top edge.

Culture
Niuean
Material
leaf
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC453

Light brown plain woven basket with a flattened rectangular shape. One handle strap. Has the words "AHEGA" and "So Va Le Ni U E" written on it.

Culture
Niuean
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC454

A rectangular basket with a handle. Handle, top cover, and rim have a checked pattern in red and natural brown. The sides have a herring bone pattern.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC798

Wood shield, oval in shape with a slightly carved, bilaterally symmetrical stylized design painted brown, black and white. There is a triangular shaped raised section near the middle which has a two woven straps forming an x-shape across it. The edges have a woven border. The back has a carved out handle and is painted with two similar designs.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, fibre and pigment
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingC554

Fibres twisted into a rope at both ends with a loop at one end of one side of the sling and a knot at the other. In between the roped ends, the sling part is woven.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC7

Skirt made from woven bark with braided borders, flowers that are sewn to the waistband, and a long fringe. Portions are dyed purple and brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and dye
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1049

Club with a disc-like black stone head held mounted a band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) near the top of the cylindrical wooden shaft that tapers to a pointed finial at the base. A second band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) fits around the handle below the other, and a third woven band of the same material with grey feathers attached caps the top of the handle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, stone, plant fibre ?, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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