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SpearC1568

Long hardwood point set into softwood shaft. The shaft is painted in sections of white, red, and black from bottom to top and appears to have had some coiling around the lower white area. The end of the shaft has a bit of coiling fibre. The base of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The long dark red-brown point is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, fibre and paint
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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SpearC513

Plain tapered, dark brown wood shaft with an elaborate head ending in a cone-shaped point. Shaft bulges around near the middle while tapering to an end with a black band around the lower portion. From the base of the shaft to the cone-shaped point, the design is as follows: three horizontal bands; a downward pointing, truncated pyramidal shape; a cylindrical shape that has a groove around the upper portion; and a bulging section tapering to a medium cone-shaped point.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC553

Plain tapered, dark brown wood shaft with elaborately shaped point ending in a cone-shaped point. Shaft bulges around near the middle while tapering to an end. From the base of the shaft to the cone-shaped point, the design is as follows: five horizontal bands around three-quarters of the circumference; a downward pointing, truncated pyramidal shape; four horizontal bands around three-quarters of the circumference; and a bulging section tapering to a large cone-shaped point.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
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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PipeB113

Pipe made from a section of bamboo with a mouthpiece made from a skinnier segment of bamboo protruding at an angle and a curved protrusion at the closed end of the pipe. The mouthpiece is decorated with incised bands and diagonal lines, and the shaft is decorated with incised bands of spiral and oval decoration as well as a band of scroll and leaf-like motifs inside triangular shapes at the closed end of the shaft. The lines of the design have been stained (?) black with red paint used to emphasize the design. Several plain black bands and lead bands on the shaft divide the bands of design.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, lead metal, paint and stain ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearB208

Large, flat metal point with twin slightly outward curving barbs, one at either lower side. A band of woven rattan is fixed where the point adjoins the shaft. Nine sets of incised horizontal lines decorate the upper portion of the shaft. The brown wood shaft is pointed at the end.

Culture
Philippines ?
Material
wood, rattan and metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearB207

Large, flat metal point with two outward curving barbs, one at either lower side. The brown wood shaft is pointed at the end and has a band of bright red. Woven fibre is on the upper portion of the handle at the base of the metal point.

Culture
Philippines ?
Material
rattan ?, wood and steel metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC684

Short, cylindrical stick with a rounded bottom and a sea horse-shaped finial carved at the top. Dark brown wood.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIb266

Six-sided, lozenge-shaped wooden shield with pointed ends and a raised rib down the centre. Curvilinear designs in black, grey and brown are painted on both sides: stylized floral patterning and demon-like faces with fangs on front; stylized floral patterning and humanoid figures on the reverse. Wooden handle attached at back.

Culture
Dayak
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre ?
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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