Pouch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/40

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape woven with many different patterns all over. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe. Two thin plaited cords extend out from either end of the flap, and both continue through the weaving . A long plaited carry st...

Pouch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/39

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape and tightly woven, with a larger weave across the lower portion. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe. Two thin plaited cords extend out from either end of the flap, and both attach near the flap's centre. A l...

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/81

Carved standing male figure wearing loincloth. Figure has arms down to his sides, with hands on his hips. The hair, eyebrows and eyes are painted black. The base is rounded and uneven. The feet and hands are outlined in pencil, but were not completely carved out.

Fishing Lure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/7

Small composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barbed hook is lashed to the shell with brown fibre(?).

Tackle Box

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/10 a-b

Tackle box of wood with a separate base (part a) and lid (part b). Together, the box is boat-shaped with both ends tapering in from lid to base. A length of twisted cord is attached to the lid through a hole in the wood, and is tied so that it forms a loop of cord. The base has a raised edge, whi...

Money

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/36

Part of an opalescent clam shell, cut in a pentagonal shape with two long sides. A short length of twisted fibre is attached through a drilled hole with looped wire.

Handspike

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/32

Handspike composed of a single piece of carved wood, shaped to have two pointed ends. A handle is created from twisted coconut fibre, tied to the spike near each pointed end, creating a loop to go around the hand.

Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/19

Shell disc beads cut from a variety of shells, polished, drilled and strung on pandanus leaf twine. The beads are strung across in two rows, alternating between larger pinkish beads, and then small loops of alternating white and black beads. The fibre comes together to create a plaited tie on eac...

Knuckleduster

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/31

Oval-shaped wire frame wound with sennit twine, and then three rows of shark's teeth affixed with wire.

Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/21

Necklace composed of two rows of glass beads strung on pandanus fibre. The beads alternate between one and black, creating a triangle-shaped pattern, with a red triangle at centre. The ties are formed from plaited pandanus fibre.