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Kava StrainerC548

A basketry woven conical piece with a hole at the tapered end, possibly due to the bottom which may be broken and missing. Has a wide rim at the flared end.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NetC551

Limb from tree with two alternate branches which are bent and lashed together to form an oval. The net is lashed to the frame by vegetable fibres. Plain branch handle with bark still attached.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre, wood and fibre
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingC554

Fibres twisted into a rope at both ends with a loop at one end of one side of the sling and a knot at the other. In between the roped ends, the sling part is woven.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC645

Plain, tapering, brown wood shaft with a barbed point. The point is carved with an elongated barb with four triangular barbs below. At the base of the point, there is a large tuft of rather thin red, yellow, grey, and white feathers attached with string.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre, feather and wood
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1049

Club with a disc-like black stone head held mounted a band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) near the top of the cylindrical wooden shaft that tapers to a pointed finial at the base. A second band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) fits around the handle below the other, and a third woven band of the same material with grey feathers attached caps the top of the handle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, stone, plant fibre ?, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1065

An arrow that has four hardwood prongs set into a reed shaft and tied with string. Each prong has a point with two sets of three pairs of barbs. The end is notched.

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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WhiskC22

A dark brown cylindrical handle, thinner in between the flared outward ends. One end has a tassel with braided bases of numerous strands of vegetable fibres forming the whisk.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing SpearC1070

Wooden tool with shell that is bound to wood with string; the string also secures the three sticks together. Each stick is tapered to a point at both ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
snail shell, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC1090

Wooden handle with adze blade inserted into it and bound with fibre rope. The adze has a 7-shape to it with the handle grip tapering to a smaller end.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, plant fibre and stone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC41

A wood piece with a short tapered handle and a round head. A braided rope goes through a hole in the handle.

Culture
Tongan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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