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BullroarerC622

Carved wooden bullroarer with a flat, oval shaped body with tapered, pointed ends. The surface is incised with a repeating geometric pattern of vertical and horizontal lines intermixed with x-shapes. The cuts are detailed with brown pigment while the negative space has white pigment. The top has a hole drilled through and the back is slightly concaved.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, wood and lime mineral
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WigC623

A wig with the hair secured by being knotted into a woven grass cap. Hair is brown with short curls overall.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and human hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC910

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The point has five stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being the largest and two grooved rings around the base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre and wood
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC911

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear geometric-shaped designs on a natural background above six cane joints. The point consists of three layers of elaborately carved cone-like barbs which are emphasized with white pigment. The very tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and stained.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, grass and pigment ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC913

A plain shaft with the base of the shaft wrapped with thin cane strip. The long dark hardwood point is carved in highly ornate patterns which form many pairs of barbs and the tip of the point is an elongated pyramidal shape.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC915

A plain shaft that is bound at the base with fibre. There is a long black, red, and white geometric patterned point which is elaborately carved with two sets of inward pointing crown-like feature pair projections below and a herringbone pattern above. The tip of the point ends in an elongated cone. The end of the shaft is notched.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC916

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

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC919

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The base of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The point has four stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being the longest and two horizontal grooved lines around the base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC920

A fan with a cordate leaf shape and a wooden handle. The fan has radiating folds and is rimmed with coiled leaf surrounded by leaves. The handle separates in such a manner as to have going over to one side and the other half going over to the other side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC921

A fan with a reniform leaf shape and a handle that lies parallel to the fan's flat side. The fan has radiating folds, and the leaf with stalk attached is trimmed and decorated with strips of knotted leaf and small patches of red and blue-black.

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