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StaffC1287

Staff with a tapering handle that has a mushroom-shaped finial with floral designs in low relief on top. Bottom of handle broken off.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1288

Brown wood staff with a cylindrical tapered shape. The finial is cone-shaped with a disc below it. The end of the handle flares outward.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1082

Small square shaped comb with 10 long teeth; border of both sides is inlaid shell with engraved geometric on one side and floral and geometric design on the other side; top and side edges are also inlaid with undecorated shell.

Culture
Oceania
Material
abalone shell ? and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1171

Short, dark brown club with a flaring, spade-shaped head and a straight handle; head is decorated with lines and patterns composed of small triangles, all shallowly carved.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1172

Club with long handle ending in a finial composed of a fluted shape with a carved design. The tip of the finial is broken off. The blade is a curved triangular shape with a pointed tip and a ridge that runs along its centre.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1180

Skirt composed of braided lengths gathered in three strand groupings each with a tassel at the end that is composed of a large knot and several strands of knotted grass. The braided lengths hang from a knotted waistband with strands of grass cord as ties. The skirt is dyed black.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1290

Cylindrical, black wooden staff with one flat end and an acorn-shaped finial on the other. Rusted nails at evenly spaced intervals line one side of the staff; remnants of material stuck beneath some nails.

Culture
Oceania
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC1292

Dark-brown bow with thicker and thinner strand of braided fibre cording attached to both ends. Ends of bow taper and are pointed. Portion of fibre at one end hangs down.

Culture
Oceania
Material
wood and sennit fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1294

Thin, cylindrical, brown wood handle that has a disc-like finial at the end which has floral designs in low relief at the bottom. At the other end, there is a simple baluster shape with two disc-like shapes at the base and one disc-like shape at the top end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sinker WeightC1305

Brown-grey pitted, egg-shaped stone with hole in centre. Hole narrows at centre.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
stone
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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