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ClubC674

Wide sword-shaped brown wood club. 'Blade' has four vertical designs of spiral scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at either end along with three shorter ones vertically downward near toward the middle, one side of which also has a band of circles in between. Emphasized with white chalk. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. The 'grip' flares outward to a spiral and scroll design around the base with a simpler design around the base of the 'pommel'.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
chalk stone and wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC673

Wide sword-shaped brown wood club. 'Blade' has seven vertical designs of spiral scroll lines bordered by a zig zag band at either end along with four shorter ones vertically downward near toward the middle, each of which has a snake head except for three on one side. Emphasized with white pigment. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end that has holes with knotted string. The 'grip' flares outward to a horizontal zig zag band around the base. 'Pommel' is a relatively flat arch shape bordered by zig zag lines.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
hemp fibre, wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC1058

Dark brown, tapering, cylindrical wood staff with a crouching human figure at the top of the handle. Body is decorated with curvilinear lines and circles. Face has circular eyes and a protruding triangular nose. Spiral designs below the figure. A horizontal band of zig zag lines is at either side of the spiral designs below the figure. White clay emphasizes the designs.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and clay
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC930

One outrigger canoe (part a) and paddle (part b). Canoe (part a) is deep and is painted black, blue, red, and white with decorated prow and stern. Outrigger framework has five main outward projecting posts with forty-three smaller ones bound by plant root or bark ? with a single connective bar along the canoe side, a single connective bar along the middle, and three connective bars along the outrigger side that has the shaped log float parallel to the hull of the canoe. Each of the five main outward projecting posts is connected to the shaped log float by four vertical posts. There are a few clumps of tied plant leaf-like material at both ends of the outrigger framework. Red-brown wood paddle (part b) with a slightly flat cylindrical handle. Paddle blade shape is long with slightly rounded tapering side edges tapering to a point. Flat base of the paddle blade is carved with a curved line on either side.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood, paint, bark fibre ? and root
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC1086

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of a crouching human figure. Body is decorated with crescent-shaped lines. Face has circular eyes, a long nose, and a wide smiling mouth with jagged teeth. Has a brow line with a knob at the top of the head. At the base of the figure, there is a circle in front and a sideways G-form on the back. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the human figure.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe452

Carved male figure hook. Black wooden hook in the form of a human figure with a crescent-shaped base, with inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The ears curl around. Underneath the large nose, there is a curving beak-like mouth that extends downward to the belly. Carved with upraised eyebrows and a hair line. From the wide shoulders, the thin arms rest to the sides. Has genatalia. The knees are slightly bent forward and the feet are resting on the base. A brown piece of plant fibre is tied around the upper body.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell and plant fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe451

Open-work basketry woven mask of plant fibre that tapers from the sides to a long vertical point, creating the nose with a circular eye on either side surrounded by a vertical oval. From the top of the head, there are three flat levels of radiating zig zag bands. Natural brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1755

Wide sword-shaped dance club. 'Blade' has designs of four vertical scrolls in the middle bordered by a zig zag line at either end with six elongations below, and tapers to a rounded point with a carved protrusion. The grip flares outward, starting with a scroll design that emanates outward into a zig zag line at the base. Rounded pommel has a carved scroll shape. Black-brown colour.

Culture
Massim
Material
wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC667

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has designs of five vertical scrolls borderd by a zig zag line at either end near the blunt end where there is a blunt protrusion. Emphasized with white chalk. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. The 'grip' flares outward to a wavy line. Rounded 'pommel' has a carved 'frame' in a u-shape.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
chalk stone and ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC846

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of a crouching human figure. Body is decorated with crescent-shaped lines. Face has circular eyes and a long nose as well as a brow line, and an open mouth with jagged teeth. A knob is at the top of the head. There is a band of triangles around the base of the figure. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the human figure.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
lime mineral and ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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