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Story Board2716/2

Circular, brown with streaks of black wood story board. Depicted in 3 dimensional relief, which is carved deeply into the wood in a wheel-like lay-out with hub and surrounding frieze, is the story of head eating birds and a village's attempt to fight them with dogs, clubs and spears. A decorative border of ovals and lines encircles the top of the board; sides and back are plain.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood
Made in
Kambot, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIe456

Carved wooden yipwon (hook figure). A relatively flat long wood piece with a diamond-shaped knob at one end and four prong-like protrusions at the other end. Carved with a face underneath the end with the four prong-like protrusions. Seven holes carved out along the length of the wood piece.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIe420

Wooden oval shaped bowl with pointed ends. Small figures of fish (?) on either side of a bird (?) carved on both sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1477/1

Headdress made of woven fibre that forms a cap with long straps attached together to form a criss-crossing pattern inside a u shape that extends down from the cap. The cap and straps are ornamented with off-white cowrie shells, and the woven fibre is dark brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cowrie shell and pigment ?
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor MaskIe487

Carved wood ancestor mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and two rows of cowrie shells. The forehead, sides and chin of the face are painted with black pigment and are inlaid with rows of numerous small shells. The face is decorated with white and black detailing on a brown ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask that makes up the body of a crocodile; on the end is the reptiles head which faces downwards. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cassowary feather, wood, shell, lime mineral, cowrie shell, charcoal pigment and pigment
Made in
Tambanum, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sago PotIe494 a-b

Sago pot (a) has a decorative face at the front of the pot with a protruding, snout-like nose, and a rim around the eyes ornamented with a plant fibre tassel at each side. The pot is painted yellow, black, orange, and white. The pot sits on an open weave bark fibre (?) ring (b).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, bark fibre ?, paint ? and sennit fibre
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe478 a-b

Clay pot (part a) with a grass ring stand (part b). The pot has a long narrow bottom with a bulbous middle that tapers into the neck that has a flared rim opening. On the side of the neck is a face decoration in relief with inset eyes surrounded by large, protruding cheek-like structures. Around the head is band of small ovals; below is a band of large, outlined ovals with many small ovals in the middle. The pot is covered in ochre while the face has traces of black pigment. The fibre ring (part b) consists of numerous pieces wrapped and knotted on the outside edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, plant fibre ?, ochre pigment and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FinialIe368

Pot-shaped stand upon which sits the figure of a man, on whose shoulders, there is a bird with outstretched wings. The stand has two raised wavy lines and raised concentric circles near the top. The man has an upturned face and no neck. The bird has sucker-like protrusions on its tail. The stand is several shades of brown with white highlights. The man's right side is brown while the other side is black. The bird is brown. Both the man and the bird have spots and lines.

Culture
Chambri
Material
charcoal, lime mineral and clay
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIe361

Carved wooden yipwon (hook figure). Flat, rectangular wood piece with a slight curve at the bottom and a taper to a rounded end. The front has three dimensional carving, starting at the top: two hooks facing each other, elongated human face with shell inlay eyes, three carved projections, one hook facing up. The base of the hook is carved in relief with a stylized geometric design. In the cuts is a white pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, shell, charcoal, oil and lime mineral
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe359

Basket hook with a shaft formed by a male figure carved in profile with an extended nose and mouth that down to his belly, and his hands hold the nose. A cord is attached for hanging through a hole at the top of the figure's head. The hook is double-sided.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, charcoal pigment, ochre pigment, oil and plant fibre
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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