Burnett collection in old library
Part of MOA General Media collection
Collection of artefacts from Oceania collected by Frank Burnett during his travels in the region. He donated this collection to UBC. This collection was the basis upon which the Museum of Anthropology was developed.
The Supernatural - The Spirits , the Ancestors
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Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows several items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows arrows, fishing hooks, and other items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows bowls, a large textile, and other items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Panel for the exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows several photographs of Melanesians and maps of Melanesia.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows three carved ancestor figures, a figure of a fish, and two masks.
Fans, baskets, and other objects from Oceania
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Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Detail of a display on Domestic Life in Polynesia. Shows fans, baskets, textiles, and other objects.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows two masks.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows implements related to magic and religion.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for exhibit on Oceania that may have been in place in 1969. Shows a map of Ocean with different cultural areas highlighted.
Paddles and model canoes from the "Melanesian Culture" exhibit
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Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows several paddles, a model canoe, and other items.
Display from the exhibit "Melanesian Culture"
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows a textile, bowls, gourds, and a figurine.
Weapons from the exhibit "Melanesian Culture"
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Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows spears and clubs.
Melanesian Culture Exhibit - Acknowledgements
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Acknowledgements panel for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Lists names of several donors for this exhibit.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows several clubs, figures, and other items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for exhibit "Melanesian Culture." Shows several items.
Technology and Exchange, Kula Trade Ring
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Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows a net, necklaces, bracelets, a diagram of the Kula trade ring, and other items.
Masks and other objects from Oceania
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows masks, figures, and other items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an Oceania exhibit that may have been in place in 1969. Shows several boomerangs and other items.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Detail from a display on navigation in Oceania. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for an exhibit on Oceania that may have been in place in 1969. Shows a model sailboat that is likely from New Guinea.