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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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AdzeC483

Handle and head made of wood, stone adze fits into head and is held into place by fibre rope.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre, stone and wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC604

A plain square handle. Seven teeth of varying lengths fan outward radially. Twisted plant fibre is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Massim ?
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC677

Bowl, circular as viewed from the top, with four slightly tapering legs. There is a protrusion between two legs on the side of the bowl that has two holes through which braided plant fibre has been looped and knotted for hanging.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC121

A brown wood hook with a braided brown plant fibre cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC134

A light brown braided band holding two horizontal rows of white shells strung on fibre cord.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre, palm leaf and shell
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC137

Large white oval shell pendant that has two holes through which the decorated cord attachs. Cord has small shell disks strung in rows along each side.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre and shell
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC509

Long, light brown wood spear that has two openwork woven sleeves near the point at its base. One of the sleeves is caked with lime. The end of the shaft has a knob.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood, lime mineral and plant fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC742

Bowl, circular as veiwed from the top, with four tapered legs and a tab spaced evenly between two of the legs. A thick cord with a loop at the end, formed from braided plant fibre, wrapped around several strands of braided fibre, is attached to the tab.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC538

Red seed beads in groups of six or seven, with white snail-like shells in pairs; all strung on a a fine light brown plant fibre string.

Culture
Fijian
Material
shell, seed and plant fibre
Made in
Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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