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MatC1756

The mat is made from long strips of leaf, arranged in a double layer and sewn along all four edges.

Culture
Oceania
Material
leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1569

Long straight barbless hardwood point lashed to softwood shaft. (broken off). Painted in sections of red, white, and black from bottom to top and appears to have had some coiling around the middle white area. The base of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The long dark red-brown point is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1570

Plain tapering shaft with a very elongated hourglass-shaped end. Appears to have been painted black. The extremely long dark point is plain. The hourglass-shaped end is brown. Fibre is wrapped around the base of the point just above the hourglass-shaped end.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1576

Eight barbed prongs set into shaft which is painted in white and red sections. The wood fore-shaft is set into the reed shaft. Base of the reed shaft is wrapped with stem ? or fibre. Wood fore-shaft is painted white at either end. Base of the wood fore-shaft is also wrapped with stem ? or fibre. Remnants of prongs are at the end.

Culture
Australian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre, wood, stem ? and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1577

Three prongs are firmly set into a brown wood shaft. Each prong has a barb. The shaft is painted in sections of white, black, and red from bottom to top.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1578

Long, tapering, brown wood shaft with a point that has one barb.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, plant fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1048

The head is a black stone disc between woven bands of plant fibre (?) or bark (?), and black, brown, dark red, and green feathers. The handle is plain and tapered.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, feather, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1588

Spear thrower with carved finial that is decorated with small white triangles. Loop of braided cord knotted around centre of shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre and pigment ?
Made in
Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1351

A plain wood shaft with six pairs of sharp barbs below the lance-olate leaf-shaped metal point.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, iron metal and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1352

A plain wood shaft with three pairs of sharp barbs below the lance-olate leaf-shaped metal point.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
iron metal, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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