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Shield1632/4

Oblong shield with carved out wooden handle. Both front and back are decorated with incised lines. On front, short horizontal lines in zigzag bands form the border of diamonds up the centre and triangles on the edges; these shapes are filled with vertical grooves. Remnants of red paint are present at edges of diamonds. On rear, horizontal bands contain various geometric patterns; area at handle is undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd1632/3

Decorated baobab fruit with incised designs of two emus, three lizards, two birds of prey, two other birds, a kangaroo; two butterflies(?) and a snake. A band around the top has the name "Derby" incised. A band around the bottom has two rows of small dots inside it.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Stick1632/2 a-b

Two light brown, cylindrical sticks with tapered, rounded ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1632/1

Oblong, round-bottomed bowl with tough interior and decorated exterior. Decoration is lengthwise grooves interrupted at three places by widthwise bands with incised edges.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1623

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with plant fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, fibre and resin
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 a

Decorated seed pod. Overall stripe pattern along the length of the pod.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 b

Decorated seed pod. Small zigzag patterns over entire pod forming squares, concentric circles and long radiating line patterns; dark brown.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 c

Decorated seed pod. Small zigzag lines along the length. Lizard and dog motif. Shades of light brown.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated SeedC1644 d

Decorated seed pod. Zig-zag design running both vertically and horizontally. Two designs are made by leaving areas blank. One design is a turtle, the other is an anteater.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressC1645

Many strands of red wool are twisted together and joined together at the bottom with four yellow and white feather tassels.

Culture
Australian
Material
wool fibre and cockatoo feather
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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