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Dance Spear2919/7

Short ceremonial dance spear made of wood. A sharp point, painted dark orange, flares into a midsection delicately carved into five thin, down-pointing blades and one short, thicker up-pointing blade on each side. The blades are elaborately painted in multiple colours, with patterns of lines, dots, and colour blocks. The handle is long and tapered, also painted dark orange.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang2919/12

Large wooden boomerang, curved, tapered and rounded slightly at each end and tapered on the edges. The central portion is painted a light brownish pink, while each end has white dots painted onto the natural wood.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1602

Plain, thin and smooth boomerang. At each end along the the concave edge, the wood is of a lighter yellow colour than the rest of the brown wood. The wood has natural wavy lines.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark Painting733/1

Bark painting. Image shows three two-dimensional animals, in brown, red, black and white. Animals have elongated, elliptically shaped bodies that taper to a diamond shaped head. Each has two red dots for eyes, a long, straight, pointed tail, and red, yellow and white striped bodies. Bark panel is rectangular and warped.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark Painting1081/1

Bark painting of a large fish, in side view, facing viewer's left. The head and tail are mainly white; the body is patterned in yellow, black, and red stripes and dots. Inscription on reverse in black ink reads "Namadbara." The bark has minor warping.

Culture
Australian
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1664

Vertical bands of zigzag designs on lower portion of handle. Head of club is a round knotty knob. The letters a.k.t. Are carved on handle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark PaintingC1698

Bark painting. Top right panel: jungle fowl with a lizard in its beak; nest of eggs underneath. Opposite panel: frog with two snakes; underneath panel shows two frogs, male and female. The red and black headed frogs are of one variety. Those with the smaller white heads are a different species. Inscription on back in white chalk.

Culture
Australian: Gobaboino
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1603

Brown wood boomerang that has narrow, grooved, curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Same texture on both sides. Wood is of a lighter colour along the lower portion ends of each concave edge with another two sets along the convex edge at either side of the outer elbow.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1609

Plain, lance shaped, dished and has abstract grooved decoration on the hollow surface. Hook at one end is secured by sinew, opposite end has a knot that is covered with pitch.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, sinew and resin
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1610

One side has a carved herring bone design. The back is plain. One end has a peg, the other has a handle formed of resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin and sinew
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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