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SpearC651

Chipped obsidian blade set into wood and attached to a cane shaft. Geometric decoration, outlined with string and accented with inset beads. Obsidian blade is triangular in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: red, white, and black triangles; a red pyramid carved with a downward pointing white leaf point on all four sides; and four sets of four seeds around red, white, and black trapezoids.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, resin, stem ?, seed, plant fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1581

Long thin hardwood point set into cane shaft. A plain shaft of ten cane joints with the last one at the base of the point wrapped with stem ? to hold the point. The long dark point is plain. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre in a wide round bundle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and resin
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1564

Long barbless hardwood point lashed to a cane shaft. A plain shaft of ten cane joints with the last one at the base of the point wrapped with stem ? to hold the point. The long dark point is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC648

Chipped blade set into wood, then into cane shaft. Binding is decorated with black, red, and white triangles outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade is rectangular and angles along the edge to create a point at one side end. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: red, white, and black triangles and diamond shapes; and six seeds, one at either end and in between each white diamond shape surrounded by red.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, seed, stem ?, wood, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB81

A cylindrical basket with an open drawstring top. It is an open weave made from natural coloured materials. The drawstring extends out on both sides of the basket and each string attaches to a woven strap. A string is threaded through the bottom of the basket and each end attaches to a woven strap.

Culture
Iban
Material
stem ? and fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB204 a-b

Roughly cylindrical basket that flares slightly from a round bottom to a round top (a); flat, fitted lid (b). Strips of wood and bark sewn together with and reinforced with cane. Outsides are covered with plaited straps and rigging for carrying.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
fibre, bark, stem ? and wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB447

Picnic basket (part a) style of a natural colour with two bail type handles attached with metal rivets. Has a lid (part b).

Culture
Philippines
Material
stem ?, palm leaf and metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC909

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The point has four stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being of the medium size and a horizontal row of diagonal grooved lines around the base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, wood and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC771

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs above the second cane joint from the end. Shaft is bound at the end and the base with red and natural cane fibre. The arrow point is multi-barbed with carved splinters of bone which are attached by cane fibre wrapping to the point. The end of the shaft is notched.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre and bone
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC769

A plain shaft . There is a long black, red, and white linear geometric patterned point which is elaborately carved. The barbed portion of the point ends in an elongated cone. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with thin cane strip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre, stem ? and paint
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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