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RootC574

A light brown twisted 7-like-shaped piece of root used for kava.

Culture
Samoan
Material
yagona root
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseC893 a-b

Model house in two parts: the base (a) consists of a raised floor made from wooden slats on a frame with four posts, each with a groove in the top, and it is all lashed together with twined plant fibre; the roof (b) is a plain gable roof composed of a wooden frame lashed together with off-white string, covered on the outside with layers of palm leaves, and finished along the peak with palm leaves that have been folded over and are held with thin strips of wood woven through slits in the palm leaves.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa BoardC6

Tapa board is rectangular and brown with geometric patterns. The patterns consist of squares, parallel lines and crescents. The patterns are made with twigs sewn onto bark, then covered with black resin?

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre, bark, wood and resin ?
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC7

Skirt made from woven bark with braided borders, flowers that are sewn to the waistband, and a long fringe. Portions are dyed purple and brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and dye
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC8

Skirt made of strands of reddish-brown and dark brown grass knotted to the waistband.

Culture
Samoan
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC9

A long cylindrical wood club which tapers downward toward the middle. Bands of braid and cord are twisted around the club. The end is weighted with lead. Flat v-shaped knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
lead metal, wood, jute fibre and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC11

Sword-shaped wood club with three high ridges at the junction of the club and the handle. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point. Horizontal geometric zigzag bands decorate the club with one band near the three high ridges, one band near the middle of the blade-like section and two bands near the top.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC12

Rounded plain wood handle. The shaft and the head are lozenge- shaped in cross section. The head and shaft are decorated with zigzag and tooth patterns in rows. The top is flat. There is a flat triangular feature with a hole at the centre on the handle end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC13

Straight cylindrical wood handle with a flattened "blade" that has a long row of fourteen teeth and a hook at the end. Bands of geometric designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC15

Round wood handle on lozenge-shaped club composed of twenty sharp ridges of like shape and a point at the top. The bottom of the handle has a flat triangular feature.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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