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KnifeC1389

A light thin bamboo grass knife that is carved, and decorated with geometric diamond-shape, and triangle-shaped patterns having a dark on a natural light-coloured background. The end of the handle has a fish-tail-like shape. The wide blade tapers to a blunt point.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotC1393

A rounded clay pot with a wide flared base. Has molded face in relief on each side. The red body is painted with white and black decoration. Each face has black horizontal slit eyes with a red outline that has radiating grooves for eyelashes, a prominent pointed nose, and smiling mouth, and a red dot on each cheek. In between each face, there is an alternating pattern of red and black vertically curved lines with a semi-conical protrusion in the middle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1394

A small iron arrow head on a long shaft. The shaft has two incised geometric designs, one near the pointed end with the other near the middle. The design near the pointed end consists of vertical lines of diamond shapes with vertical lines of zig zags interrupted with horizontal lines of similar patterns. The design near the middle consists of four horizontal lines of zig zags. There are three black feather vanes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
iron metal, feather, ink and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1395

The shaft is plain. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with cane fibre. The point is plain dark wood that has an inflected long hardwood point with minute barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, wood and reed grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1396

The shaft is carved without linear designs. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with fibre. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1746

The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with eight panels. Each of the eight panels is a rectangle with a large 'X' extending from corner to corner. The border around the panel and the 'X' are red-brown. The area surrounding the 'X' is left natural but outlined in gray. The background is brown and cross-hatched with gray. Other details, such as differences in outlining and addition of dots, vary from panel to panel. Only one side of the cloth is painted.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1749

The cane shaft is carved without linear designs. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with fibre. The long hardwood point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance MaskC1492

Large bark cloth mask with a circular face, two protruding flat horns, a large protruding mouth and a cylindrical shaped neck. The forehead has a stylized painted design in brown and red on a natural ground. The eyes are large, detailed with brown and red circles while the nose and neck are decorated with red and black triangles. The back of the head detailed with black and red concentric circles. The mask is made in the form of a crocodile. The frame made of bent and tied wood. The side has I, RD; K-PUX written in black.

Culture
Baining
Material
wood, paper mulberry bark, pigment and fibre
Made in
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1497

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; two sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes in a double diamond shape outline and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft bordered by string at either end. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, grass fibre, wood and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureC382

Figure representing a woman with brilliant blue accents. Four curves outline the hairline with the hair having a grooved lattice-work effect. Horizontal upraised eyebrows, ovoid eyes, triangular nose. Grooved slightly upturned oval mouth outlined. The ears have a circular dip in the middle. Small breasts. From the downward angled shoulders, the thin arms are straight at the sides until they are bent at the elbows so that the hands are touching each other at the front. Has genatalia. No legs.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
paint and chalk stone
Made in
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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