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ClubC1052

Black wooden club with a curved, bulbous end. Geometric patterns composed of triangles carved on the handle. Club end has a 'pineapple' knob and is curved, ending in a long point. Braided bands are tied and wrapped around both ends of the handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC1055

Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape with a slight flare at the bottom edge. The wood has a reddish finish with three vertical ribs and a rounded handle at one side, in the middle. The handle ends with bird heads and the two other ribs have strips of leaf threaded through holes. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, reptile skin and palm leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC1056

Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape with a slight tapering to the centre. The middle has a rounded, rectangular shaped handle decorated with zigzag borders carved in relief and cane wrapping. The open end has a jagged tooth edge. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stem and reptile skin
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1059

Sword-shaped dark brown wood club carved with a spiral design on the 'blade' and bands of triangles on the handle's 'cross-guard' and 'upper-guard' with an arch design on the 'pommel'. The design is emphasized with white pigment (lime).

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlowgunC1060

Black tube with red bands at both ends. Traces of light brown-gold and black linear pattern borders.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1062

A plain cane shaft is stained dark but undecorated. The base of the point is wrapped with string tied in a series of half hitches. The point is elaborately carved in a geometric pattern of squares, and the tip of the point is bound with a bone barb.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, bone, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1063

A cane shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background. The base, near the pointed end, and the end of the shaft, are wrapped in thin cane strips. The point is plain wood which is decorated with a 7.5 cm sleeve of woven brown and yellow grass. The tip of the point has four irregular bone barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1064

A plain cane shaft and long wood point are stained but undecorated. The base of the point is wrapped with string tied in a series of half hitches and coiled with stem (?).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, stem ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1065

An arrow that has four hardwood prongs set into a reed shaft and tied with string. Each prong has a point with two sets of three pairs of barbs. The end is notched.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, wood and reed grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1066

A plain cane shaft is stained dark but undecorated. The base of the point is wrapped with string tied in a series of half hitches. The point is elaborately carved in geometric pattern consisting of dots and diamond shapes, and the tip of the point is bound with a bone barb.

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