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SpearC292

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a light and dark brown grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern and a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes, a downward curving feature above and in between the eyes, a double upward curve below, and a large upward curve underneath). Red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre and bone
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC303

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes with a wide, diamond-shaped nose), and a fibre ball. The dark brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, fibre, stem ? and bone
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1519

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and ten sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes, a bulbous nose, a wide smiling mouth, and hands resting below the belly), and a fibre tuft. The dark brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsN2.182 a-b

Pair of boots woven from grass with a row of black fibre at the base of the leg and greenish-brown cuffs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye ?
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB724

Rectangular, box-like basket with herringbone weave interior. Exterior ends are covered with thick strips of bark, while sides are covered with horizontal strips of reed.

Culture
Javanese
Material
bamboo grass, bark and reed grass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearB207

Large, flat metal point with two outward curving barbs, one at either lower side. The brown wood shaft is pointed at the end and has a band of bright red. Woven fibre is on the upper portion of the handle at the base of the metal point.

Culture
Philippines ?
Material
rattan ?, wood and steel metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC60 a-c

Small gray snail-like shells woven into braided grass strands and further secured with fibre strands. Necklace is now in three separate pieces.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LanternN2.1077

Large paper lantern with bamboo frame. Loosely woven cylindrical frame with paper covering which slides up and down on a long handle. Metal candle spike in centre of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, paper and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB99

The basket is a cylinder shape with four branches lashed to the sides and another branch forming the base. There are several bands of black, red and the natural brown fibre near the rim and a black, red and natural diamond pattern in the middle of the basket. There is two rows of brown stitching as well as parallel vertical stitching on the rim. Bark strips are tied to two of the side branches and to the base, creating straps.

Culture
Saduans
Material
rattan, bark, root and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather MoneyC438

Money in the form of a coil of bark fibre with red scarlet honeyeater bird's feathers and pigeon feathers gummed to the bark. The feathers overlap like shingles. The money is in several parts: a) a segment with nearly all of the scarlet honeyeater feathers intact; b) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers attached; c) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; d) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; e) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; f) end segment of woven fibre and bark with a roughly square piece of tortoise (?) shell lashed to the bark and light grey Job's Tears seeds at the edge as well as a segment of braided bark strap; g) four pieces of coil.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bark fibre, feather, tortoise shell ?, seed and resin ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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