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Armband2948/68

Armband. Thin oval band of woven rattan fibre with subtle vertical stripes. The ends are joined in a weave with loose fibres protruding.

Culture
Asmat
Material
rattan ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/51

Wooden nose ornament. Protruding from either side of a thick central disc are two sticks narrowing to pointed ends. The two are of roughly equal length, off centre from each other.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/49

Bone nose ornament. A gently curving bone with triangular carvings that have left a central ring remaining. Both ends have been carved into points on the side that accentuates the natural curve of the bone.

Culture
Asmat
Material
mammal bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/45

Bone nose ornament. The gently curving bone is hollow, carved into a central ring with two Z-shaped arms extending from it in opposite directions. Each has a central, ridged ring. One end has a triangular tip.

Culture
Asmat
Material
pig bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/27

Woven bag. The front is adorned with four horizontal stripes consisting of two tightly plaited cords above and below a bar of tan fibre which is woven into ‘v’ shapes. Light grey and brown feathers, some with black tips, drape down, tied with bast string holding coix seeds in diagonal crosses, followed by threads of coix and abrus seeds and cut sections of cassowary quill. More feathers and seeds are inside the bag. The strap is a loose braid of tighter braids of fibre, with two large knots in the middle. The ends of the strap are attached to the back with a knot near the top and continue down the back approximately 20 cm, woven intermittently into the body. A piece of cloth has been attached to the front with ‘Yasiu’ written in ink.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, sago fibre, cassowary feather, abrus seed and coix seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/26

Small woven bag of bast string with a long, narrow, braided strap. The bottom is flat with rounded corners. Mostly light tan, there is some darker discolouration. The bag has a faded dark grey, charcoal horizontal stripe across the middle that is 1cm at its narrowest and 2.5cm at its thickest. There is a similar dark grey patch along one side of the strap where the charcoal has transferred from the main body.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre and charcoal pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/25

A long, cylindrical, bast string bag in a loose weave with rounded base. Four charcoal-grey, horizontal stripes encircle the bag. Silver-grey stripes sit below. The braided strap has been interwoven on one side and tied to the opening on the opposite side.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre and charcoal pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/23

A small, narrow, rectangular bag made of bast string. The bag has rounded edges at the base and a long strap. The weave pattern changes halfway down with the lines of the top section appearing more horizontal and the lower half more vertical. The ends of the strap are interwoven to the body on opposite sides.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/22

Bag, roughly rectangular, made of pandanus fibre with rounded corners at the bottom and a thin, folded lip at the opening. The front is adorned with a pattern of rectangles and red ochre sections of the same but smaller shape, surrounded by a border of lime. Three vertical lines, constructed of a raised weave running perpendicular to the main body, are painted with red ochre. An ochre stripe continues horizontally, around the middle of the back. The braided strap overlaps the body by 20 cm at each end; interwoven into the body and knotted on the backside just under the lip and at the ends.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, ochre pigment and lime pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/21

Small bast string bag with a long strap. The long bag narrows at bottom where it closes with a tie, while open at top where a braided handle is attached at opposite edges. The bag is covered on both exterior and interior with a brown substance. Dried mud covers part of the bottom half.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre and earth
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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