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BraceletC1345 a-b

The bracelets are thin, black and ribbed. There is a small piece of metal wrapped around a section of the bracelet.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
brass metal and copper metal
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIg405

Black-brown, tapering wooden stick with a rounded ball at the bottom and an elaborately carved handle at the top; handle is carved in the stylized shape of a seated human covered with curvilinear designs in relief. White pigment is rubbed into the curvilinear designs.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and pigment ?
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1014

Wooden club with a straight, cylindrical handle and shaft ending in a bulbous head. The head is covered with flat round bosses (ends of roots), with a round, toothed piece of ivory inlaid at the top. The handle decoration is rows of zigzag and has a piece of inlay similar to the head.

Culture
Fijian
Material
ivory and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC480

Plain horn-like shaped handle that curves around to the flat triangular-shaped head with a crown-like notched band at the base.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC888

Long, cylindrical, dark brown wood piece. One end has a horizontal ridge around it from which the wood flares outward, has a smaller bulging red section, and then comes to a conical point at the tip. The other end has a rounded red mushroom-like end. Painted in red and black. Very symmetrical shape.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC732

Cylindrical, brown wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle. The end is curved into a y-shape and has a spur. The inside of the curve has a rectangular panel of white. The upper portion of the handle is covered with braided fibre in alternating brown and black rings. There is a knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and pigment ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC479

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head is pineapple-shaped with a long spike. The head has six horizontal bands of multiple blunt conical protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves are around the neck. The handle is covered with a black and light-coloured woven sleeve. Black finish.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf and wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1010

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty-five degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head has seven horizontal bands of multiple pyramidal protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves around the neck. The handle has a design at the end that consists of vertical rows of ziz zags with plain lines in between. The upper portion of the handle is covered with braided fibre. The number '130' is stamped into it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC752

Wooden club made from a branch; knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a roughly carved rectangular section. Length of thin braided cord is tied around the shaft.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and plant fibre ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA3754

A one piece spoon with a shallow bowl that is rounded at the tip end and a handle that is carved with a face. The face has tapering oval eyes with upraised brows above that extend downward into the large nose and cross hatched u-shaped ears. Above the face, there is a tapering cyllindrical shape that has four horizontal grooved lines. Below the face, there is a horizontal band of grooved diagonal lines with a plainer one beneath. The bowl of the spoon is semi-translucent while the handle is dark brown.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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