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Gable FigureC985

Stylized full length wooden human figure with the hands resting on the chest. The head is long and oval with closed eyes slanted diagonally downward toward the flat rectangular nose which tapers to a point and an upward curved open mouth. There is a neck, squared shoulders, arms bent at the elbows, a long rounded belly, rounded hindquarters, short stubby legs, and feet.

Culture
Maori
Material
totara wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather BoxC1466 a-b

A wooden box with an oval shape. Intricate spiral, and circular designs on the lid (part b), and the bowl (part a), which are quadrilaterally symmetrical. At each end of the bowl, there is a handle in the form of a human figure whose two-fingered hands curve inwardly over the stomach.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1125

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Bone barb secured to shaft with a twisted fibre string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, fibre and bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1157

Fish hook. Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Has no leader. Barb secured to shaft with twisted flax.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, flax fibre and human bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2670/3

Carved flute with one pointed end and one blunt end. Overall shape is long and narrow with an ovular cross-section. The ends are tied tightly together. There is a carved face near the centre of the flute with an opening through its mouth. The face has a curvi-linear geometric design decorating the facial features. One eye is inlaid while the other is missing.

Culture
Maori
Material
shell, wood and fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather Cape1788/1

Kiwi feather cape. Brown and albino feathers mounted on a fibre base. The upper edge has a braided edge ending with a fringe. One end has one tie and the other has two ties.

Culture
Maori
Material
kiwi feather and cotton fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1711/12

Woven fibre belt, rectangular in shape with a braided cord tie at the ends. The belt has a diamond-like design in light and brown; inside and outside appear the same. One end has a large, angled brown section while the opposite end has a light section.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, bark and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1711/13

Woven fibre belt, rectangular in shape with a braided cord tie at the ends. The belt has a decorative light and dark brown design; inside and outside appear the same. One end has a large, angled dark section while the opposite end has a light section.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and bark
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Reproduction PrintC1185

Magazine reproduction of a 1902 oil painting of a Maori woman, Ina Te Papatahiy. The woman portrayed is an elderly Maori woman with chin tattoos (moko), smoking a pipe. She wears a yellow scarf and a greenstone earring. Green background. Off-white border with printed information above and below.

Culture
Maori
Made in
Auckland, New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poi Ball661/18

Two pink coloured circular paper balls are wrapped in plastic, are gathered at the top, and are tied with fibre cording. Cording connects the two circles, is looped in the centre, and ties in a knot. Each end of the grass cord has a tassel.

Culture
Maori
Material
paper, dye, plastic and grass ?
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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