Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/66

Arm band (saba). Narrow band made of a braided natural fibre in a herringbone pattern.

Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/63

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown. One end of the fibre is frayed while the other is cracked.

Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/62

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of a branch, or stem(?), wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between reddish brown and yellow-brown.The weave has varying degrees of open space between the different crossed sections of the strand, with some frayed sect...

Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/61

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of a branch, or stem(?), wrapped around itself several times. The colour varies naturally between reddish brown and yellow-brown.The weave is loose with varying degrees of open space between the different crossed sections of the strand.

Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/60

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown.

Armband

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/59

Twisted bracelet constructed from a single section of bamboo(?) wrapped around itself three times. The colour varies naturally between red and yellow-brown.

Dagger

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/31

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is formed from a cassowary leg bone, partially cut to expose the hollow interior and shaped into a fine point. The head of the bone is wrapped with a woven plant fibre casing, continuing into five thin strands of woven fibre. These each attach to two groups of ...

Dagger

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/30

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior of the bone. The surface of the bone is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. A faint carved mark appears on the underside of the dagger. The midsection of the piece is...

Dagger

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/29

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior. The surface is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. The tip has been broken off. The head of the bone is wrapped in a woven plant fibre casing. This casing has ten st...

Shield

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/9 a-b

Wooden shield. The front is decorated with carved and painted abstract patterns. The top and bottom sections of the shield are painted red with ochre pigment, and two thinner black bands border the carved panel of decoration that covers the majority of the shield. The carved decoration consists o...