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NecklaceC132

Ten whale teeth with holes drilled into them, attached together by a braided, brown coir fibre cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
whale tooth and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC602

A plain handle which tapers to the simple notched finial. Part-way up the handle, ther are two horizontal rings carved. Twelve long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC613

A paddle-shaped handle created from the natural extensions of the eight long teeth, which fan outward radially. Fibre is woven around the middle in a black striped design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC1089

Spatula with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip, and a handle with four ridges that tapers to a point where there is a small hole that pierces the tip. Where the neck of the blade meets the handle there is an incised concentric circle design that has been filled in with white pigment.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
lime pigment and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB64

Comb made of one piece of wood, and with 26 teeth. Handle edge is curved and slightly concave with an incised line near each edge, and the sides flare outwards slightly.

Culture
Semang
Material
wood
Made in
Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC843

Lime spatula with an elongated blade that has a rounded tip and flares to a small hilt on top of which a figure is standing. The figure is two-sided (the front of the body and face is depicted on both sides) and is decorated with incised designs that have been filled with lime mineral.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC856

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has an elaborately carved tip consisting of a small pair of barbs, four notches, and an elongated barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC863

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point is uncarved and does not have barbs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC669

Club with roughly cylindrical handle that flares outwards at the guard and has a flat butt end with a rounded edge. The blade of the club is flat and slightly flared to a flat end. The blade has zigzag and scroll motifs at the top, and the handle hilt has rows of triangles and diamonds, each incised into the wood. The designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime pigment
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC754

A very long plain heavy light brown bamboo bow with a split cane string, which has one loosened end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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