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Tapa ClothC939

The cloth is rectangular with four bands decorated with a black linear design. The top band has a yellow-white background and outlined black triangles repeated. The second band has a yellow-white background and black vertical lines repeated irregularly. The third and fourth bands are alike and much thicker than the previous two. The bands are divided by black lines into thin vertical spaces, diagonal lines and short horizontal spaces. The spaces are coloured red-brown and black.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1255

The tapa cloth is natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow border along the edges decorated only with bunches of four black lines. Inside the borders are many square and rectangular panels repeated in a regular pattern. One panel is black horizontal lines with marks in the centre. The next panel is two black triangles, one upside down and one right-side up, joined at the point. The next panel is a natural coloured chain on a black background. Another panel is a natural coloured figure with eight legs on a red background. The last panel is five red circles bordered by red triangles. The cloth is painted on one side but the paint has bled through to the backside.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit Gong1188/82

Brown wood slit gong drum made from a solid piece of hardwood carved with an adze. Semi-cylindrical in shape and tapering to ends. Slit opening in top. Hollowed with curving sides. No design or paint on the surface.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC459

Dark red-brown paddle shape that has a pointed end with a mushroom finial on the handle. Paddle shaped-blade with longitudinal ridge in relief. There is a cross-guard-like feature. The handle is long and cylindrical.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1014

Wooden club with a straight, cylindrical handle and shaft ending in a bulbous head. The head is covered with flat round bosses (ends of roots), with a round, toothed piece of ivory inlaid at the top. The handle decoration is rows of zigzag and has a piece of inlay similar to the head.

Culture
Fijian
Material
ivory and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC480

Plain horn-like shaped handle that curves around to the flat triangular-shaped head with a crown-like notched band at the base.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC732

Cylindrical, brown wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle. The end is curved into a y-shape and has a spur. The inside of the curve has a rectangular panel of white. The upper portion of the handle is covered with braided fibre in alternating brown and black rings. There is a knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC479

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head is pineapple-shaped with a long spike. The head has six horizontal bands of multiple blunt conical protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves are around the neck. The handle is covered with a black and light-coloured woven sleeve. Black finish.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf and wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1010

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty-five degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head has seven horizontal bands of multiple pyramidal protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves around the neck. The handle has a design at the end that consists of vertical rows of ziz zags with plain lines in between. The upper portion of the handle is covered with braided fibre. The number '130' is stamped into it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC752

Wooden club made from a branch; knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a roughly carved rectangular section. Length of thin braided cord is tied around the shaft.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and plant fibre ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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