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WhiskC22

A dark brown cylindrical handle, thinner in between the flared outward ends. One end has a tassel with braided bases of numerous strands of vegetable fibres forming the whisk.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeaterC23

Wood squaree beater pounder tapers to become a round handle which flares outward slightly at the end. Three sides of the beater have reeded grooves, with the other side being flat. Used for pounding off bark cloth from the mulberry tree until it is wider to create the tapa.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC24

Dark brown fibre is braided to form a net sling holder for the brown shell. The shell is rounded, has three equally spaced vertical ridges, and comes to a point at the end where the netting is open. The netting has an open lattice-work pattern and comes up around the rounded part of the shell extending into long braided strips which are knotted and braided together at the end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre and coconut nutshell
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1147

A fairly smooth blue-grey stone that has a short broad triangle shape. While both sides are flat, one side angles to a point while the other side tapers at an angle to a point, creating an edge at one end which is more flared than the other end.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Auckland, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1148

A cylindrical awl-shaped black stone which tapers to a point.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SinkerC1149

A grey stone with an oval-like shape, double-grooved with the two grooves crossing each other at right angles.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SinkerC1150

A grey stone with an egg-like shape and a single shallow groove around the circumference.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SinkerC1151

A small oval-shaped grey stone with a very shallow groove around the circumference.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SinkerC1152

A small rounded grey stone with a single shallow groove all around the middle.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SinkerC1153

A grey stone that has a relatively egg-like shape and a slight groove at each end.

Culture
Maori
Material
stone
Made in
Taranaki, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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