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CombC608

A plain handle which tapers to a diamond-shaped finial, below which there are two horizontal rings carved at the top under the finial. Twelve long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC609

A plain handle which tapers to a simple square notched finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted grass cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Massim ?
Material
grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC610

A plain handle which tapers to an elongated diamond-shaped finial, below which there are three horizontal rings carved at the top under the finial. Nine long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC612

A simple handle created from the natural extensions of the two outer, two central, and two outer long teeth that fan outward radially. The handle has turquoise beads fastened with hair around the splints. Twenty-five long teeth fan outward radially. The teeth are woven tightly together at a half-way point and are decorated with pink, turquoise, and red glass beads.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass, fibre, glass and hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeC614

A brown cylindrical piece that has one end open while the other end is closed with a small hole near it on the side. Burned with a dark on light zig zag band pattern.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeC615

A brown cylindrical piece that has one end open while the other end is closed with a small hole near it on the side. Dark linear geometric designs consist of swirls, circles, and x's with a seven-pointed snowflake-like shape around the small hole on the side.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC616

Plain wood handle with a stone blade attached by a braided rope. Black and brown.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, stone and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC617

A long light brown wood elbow handle that has a dark grey stone blade attached with cord wrapping. The handle has light abstract geometric marks scratched on both sides. The blade is flat on the bottom side and slightly convexly angular on the top side where it tapers at an angle, creating a straight edge.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
stone, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze HaftC618

Plain brown wood haft with an elbow to create a platorm for the adze (no blade).

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC619

Skirt made from several layers of red, black and natural coloured grass and plant fibre fringes hung from a woven and sewn waistband. There is a row of leaf segments at the waist.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
grass, bark, plant fibre, leaf ? and dye ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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