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Arm OrnamentC1732 b

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a lozenge pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 c

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a herringbone pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 d

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with a very simple exterior "design" consisting of two triangle shapes.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 e

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a lozenge pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1419

A relatively rounded convexly curved along both sides green stone tapers down to a flat curved edge at one end and tapers down to a rounded point at the other end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
stone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC1420

A relatively flat, dark green-black stone in an irregular oblong shape.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
stone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadC1443

Harpoon with four sticks with barbed ends that are bound together with braided plant fibre cord. Ends of the barbed sticks are inserted into a bamboo tube case. Same piece of cord that wraps around the sticks is also wrapped around the bamboo case.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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