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Spear2642/9

Light brown coloured wooden spear with yellow-brown woven plant material near the tip of the spear with dark brown resin that holds seven sharp spikes on each side of the tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone ?, resin ?, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan2642/1

Woven, spade-shaped fan that is hafted into a split in a bamboo stick. The design is in different coloured bands that follow the line of the edge; colours from outer to inner are: light brown, brown, dark brown, lighter brown. The bamboo is held together with twined leaf and two bent nails.

Culture
Fijian
Material
pandanus leaf and bamboo grass
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Bamboo2642/11

Inscribed bamboo pole with one closed end. The bamboo tube is incised with different geometric designs, pictures of humanoid figures, plants and animals, and several inscriptions in dark brown. Bent metal staple or nail protrudes from bamboo joint near open end.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1077

A handle which tapers to a simple finial that has three horizontal carved rings underneath. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC1291

A long cylindrical piece with rough geometric decorations in bands along the entire length.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIb265 a-b

Cylindrical container (part a) covered with black and brown rattan bands around both the container and lid (part b). Wire is wrapped around the top and bottom with chains at the ends. String handle is attached to the wire on top.

Culture
Dayak ?
Material
rattan, bamboo grass, iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1671

Long, slender spear with a white stone point, a wooden shaft, and a bamboo handle. Yellow and white spots near the head. Remnants of white paint (?) on the shaft. Chipped stone head is wrapped and secured with pitch to the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin, bamboo grass and skin
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestC2

A bamboo tube secured by twisted cord coiled around two inverted "v" shaped wood legs.

Culture
Samoan
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1018

Red-brown hardwood tip and blade (one side flattened) joined to a hollow, cylindrical, light yellow-brown bamboo handle with rattan wrap. The shaft has a section painted with a design that consists of a curvi-linear design with a face on the top and has horizontal lines above and cross hatching below.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart QuiverC1726 a-pp

Fur quiver containing 41 darts. One of the darts has a moulded shaft with a point inserted into one of the blunt ends; three of the darts have balsa wood plugs on one end; one of the darts has a metal arrowhead at one end; the rest of the darts have at least one, if not two pointy ends; usually one end is pointier than the other.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, bamboo grass, balsa wood and metal
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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