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SpatulaC1087

Plain and rather rough brown wood piece that has a flat, tapering, oval-like handle. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarC1293

A brown rounded bottom with a bowl in the middle. Spiral patterns in a band around the top of bowl. Pattern emphasized with lime.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC1296

Stylized upright wood bird on a circular base. Both the bird and the base are carved with geometric patterns. The bird has a hooked beak, and large circular eyes. There is a geometrically patterned ring carved around the top of the long cylindrical neck. The wings are slightly outstretched along the sides of the body. There is a rounded oval tail. Standing on straight cylindrical legs. Feathers are carved around the body.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1304

Wooden club with an elongated blade with a rounded tip and serrated edges. The handle is long and four-sided with two sides curved, and has a hole for hanging and a slightly curved finial at the end.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC974

The tusks are the largest at the top and gradually become smaller as they reach the bottom. Large red seeds fill in the gaps between small white beadwork. Boar's tusks are fastened together with cord and fabric. The seeds are made secure by pitch.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, seed, fibre and glass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC975

Two boar's tusks are attached to form a circle. Cut multi-toned pink-orange shells decorated the brown twisted fibre cords. Three hollow nut shell rattles are placed at the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, nutshell, boar tusk and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC980

Small bowl with two pigs protruding from opposite sides; both pigs are facing away from the bowl. Bowl is oblong in shape but has a round well; rim is decorated with a band of triangle designs. One pig is decorated with incised circle and line decorations on back and cheeks; other has a band of triangle patterns around belly and back and similar designs on cheeks; eyes are also incised. All incised decoration has white lime powder fill.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and lime mineral
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltC981

A very wide bark belt carved with elaborate linear geometric designs and abstract figures filled with lime. Two shell buttons for fastening.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lime mineral, shell, fibre and bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC982

Rigid, u-shaped necklace decorated with boar's tusks; tusks are symmetrically attached with the larger tusks at the top and diminishing to smaller teeth-like attachments. Necklace is closed a the top with two tusks tied together at the tips.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC984

A very shallow brown wood bowl with a slightly upraised rim. The bowl is shaped like a leaf with both ends pointed, one of which has an outward pointing triangular protrusion with a hole at the centre. Geometric linear chevron designs filled with white clay on the rim of the bowl.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lime mineral and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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