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StaffC1195

Brown wood staff that has a handle which is trefoil-shaped in cross section with a flat knob at the end. The shaft is in the shape of a spiral ending in a blunt point.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1013

Tapering, dark brown wooden staff with an elaborate, geometrically designed finial with yellow-white, opalescent inlay on both sides.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and shell
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1424

Staff with pearl shell pieces in long vertical patterns that cover the handle. Wooden knob and braided rattan at one end and three strings of beads (red, blue and white) at the other.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
rattan, glass, wood and shell
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1500

Brown wood staff. One end of the staff has a bulb with a band of lozenge designs around the middle surrrounded by several plain rings, a pair at either side of the band of lozenge designs with another pair near either end of the bulb while another pair is slightly away from the bulb on the handle part.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1594

Dark, black-brown wooden staff with white pigment added to emphasize designs. Handle at top has a crouching, stylized human figure with spiral designs carved in relief; a flaring, hoof-like shape is at the bottom of the staff.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffH1.328

Wooden staff with brass decorations. One end has a dog head-like finial with a ring. The other end has a plain cap with a ring. The wood is black and there are two brass rings around it which divides it into thirds.

Culture
Andes
Material
wood and brass metal
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffH1.329

Brown wooden staff with five horizontal bands of shallowly carved linear patterning. A braided cord of red, yellow and blue yarn attached to a large pom-pom is looped through a small hole at the end of the staff.

Culture
Andes
Material
wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC236

Staff decorated with long shell rectangles that cover the entire handle. Red fabric covers knob bound with braided rattan at one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre, shell and grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA9181

Long staff with carved standing human figure joined (with wiggle nails) to the top. Six miniature coppers nailed to the staff, the uppermost nailed to the figure's chest. The lowest copper is a t-shaped scrap. A piece of abalone is glued to the front of the staff below the two central coppers, and the entire staff is painted red. The figure stands erect with his right arm outstretched, the other at his side. He wears brown-painted clothing and a red painted skull cap decorated with four pieces of abalone at front, back and sides. The face carving is highlighted with red and black paint and is heavily shellacked. Rubber cap on bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, copper metal, abalone shell, rubber ? and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA7473

Long wooden staff, cylindrical in shape with a short metal piece attached at the end. Carved into the body are many totemic figures intertwined: Tsonokwa, octopus ?, killer whale, sculpin and others. Staff has traces of red pigment.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, metal, fir wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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