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Pot2767/3

Wheel thrown brown pot of cream coloured clay covered with green resin. A shallow carved design of four walking stick figures with linked hands encircles the pear-shaped pot with flat bottom and slightly curled lip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and resin
Made in
Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model House2724/1 a-c

Rectangular model village spirit house (haus tamburan) on 14 dark brown carved stilts has a basketry and clay mask with Cowrie shell eyes hanging at each end and a fringe of reddish grass along the bottom. Woven grass rope roof and walls with two small square openings in each are supported by an inner bamboo frame and floor boards. Wood house post finials carved in the shape of birds sit atop the roof peaks at each end; (b) stands upright with engraved markings on chest and light brown open wings while the darker (c) bends forward and looks down, scalloped wings with dark brown markings pointing upwards.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
bamboo grass, grass fibre, clay, cowrie shell and sisal fibre
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sago Storage PotIe502 a-b

Pot made of clay with a face just below the flared rim and a grass ring (part b) that fits around the base of the pot. The face has raised circular eyes, a ridge around the eyes, and a recurved nose. A series of bean-like shapes in white, black and yellow surround the face with a brown background, a raised black wavy line border, and a series of emanating fin-like shapes in black and white outside the raised line.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, paint and grass
Made in
Aibom, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC848 a-c

Wooden model canoe (parts a-c) with one outrigger. The canoe has an oval-like shape with pointed ends, a rounded bottom and interior. The surface is painted red and black with white on the bow and stern which have small sections of shallow engraving. Across the top of the canoe are six pieces of bamboo that extend out to the pontoon and also support twelve thinner stripes of bamboo that run in opposite direction. The pontoon or float (part b) is cylindrical in shape is black with pointed, tapered ends. Inside of the canoe is a small, carved wooden paddle (part c).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, rattan, bamboo grass, paint, lime mineral and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nit Titili2765/2

Colourful wooden mask with two long ear panels and a red crested headdress of plant fibre. The red painted face, tattooed in yellow and black, is triangular-shaped with round shell eyes placed into the hollow eye sockets. The large mouth has two boar-like teeth amongst the smaller ones. From each nostril, a ring or band connects to the spotted ears, into which are carved a crested bird (rooster?) with shell eyes, a yellow and black snake and a small red flying fish. The headdress has an interior frame of rattan onto which are tied leaves and fibres.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, coconut husk fibre, pandanus leaf, charcoal pigment, lime pigment, red clay pigment and plant pigment
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nit Xalaxala2765/1

Colourful wooden mask with a large yellow crested headdress of plant fibre. The red and yellow tattooed face is triangular-shaped with round shell eyes placed into the hollow eye sockets, the large hollowed mouth has four curving boar-like teeth amongst the smaller ones and a tongue(?) that hangs out to touch a necklace that connects to dangling earrings. The headdress has an interior frame of rattan onto which are tied the leaves and fibres.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, coconut husk fibre, pandanus leaf, rattan, snail shell, charcoal pigment, lime pigment, red clay pigment and plant pigment
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Calling Rattle2716/28

One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". Curved fragments of coconut shell, which are strung onto two strips of rattan bound together into a loop handle, make a rattling sound when shaken.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, rattan, bamboo grass and coconut nutshell
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Calling Beater2716/27

One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". The thick wood beater has bands of red, black and white at one end and a thick rope looped through a hole at the narrowed end.

Culture
Malagan
Material
wood, paint and grass
Made in
Libba, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2763/17

Flat, rectangular, light-coloured basket or purse with two long braided grass straps knotted together at the ends. Ends of the vertical strands are left exposed along the bottom in a thick fringe. Shiny strands of blue, yellow and orange are interwoven to create several diagonal bands.

Culture
Murik
Material
bamboo leaf ?, grass, synthetic fibre ? and synthetic dye
Made in
Murik Lakes, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mallet2753/1

Wooden mallet. Rectangular head has two curved lines carved into both ends and concave indents on both of the wider side hitting surfaces. At the bottom end of the handle is a small face with raised eyes and carved nostrils and mouth.

Culture
Iatmul: Simal
Material
garamut wood
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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