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BasketB93

The basket is woven from natural coloured strips in a herringbone design. The rim is circular and has two rows of wooden stitching over small vertically spaced pieces of wood. The basket sides slant inward as the weaving ends in square corners and the basket sits on a square base.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood and rattan ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC658

The basket is woven from natural coloured fibres in a herringbone design. The rim is circular and has two rows of wooden stitching over small vertically spaced pieces of wood. The basket sides slant inwards as the weaving ends in square corners and the basket sits on a square base.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC657

The drum has an elongated hourglass shape with a black finish. The top is covered in skin and there are traces of fur along the top edge. Woven cane overlies the upper part of the drum. It is made of four woven bands with pairs of cane attached between each band. The first band circles the top of the drum, securing the skin. A twisted fibre cord is knotted through the cane overlay.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, rattan ?, skin and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleB124

Brown wood narrow blade in a reverse elongated arch shape with a thin, cylindrical shaft and a t-shaped handle. Geometric and scroll designs emphasized with white pigment along the handle consist of swirls within a diagonal petal-like shape at each corner surrounded by horizontal lines. At the base of the t-shaped handle, there are two carved bulbous areas, the one at the base having plain horizontal grooves while the one after a plain section in between has various designs. The blade has a vertical ridge along the middle of both sides and is inlaid with many lead, four-pointed stars.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood, lead metal and pigment
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB204 a-b

Roughly cylindrical basket that flares slightly from a round bottom to a round top (a); flat, fitted lid (b). Strips of wood and bark sewn together with and reinforced with cane. Outsides are covered with plaited straps and rigging for carrying.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
fibre, bark, stem ? and wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureB126

Long slim animal with red tusks, a long snout, and an elaborate white crest in a swirl motif. Has protruding, circular dark blue eyes outlined by red and red ears. A protruding, circular red shape is on the back of the neck. Body has dark blue lines with red accents. The back legs stand on the base while the belly rests on the base with the front legs are tucked around at either side.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart QuiverB773 a-i

Dart quiver and eight darts: a) quiver made from one piece of leaf that has been folded over and the sides sewn with plant fibre to create a long narrow envelope type container; b-d) three darts composed of long, thin sticks with pointed ends and a slightly conical piece of wood near the butt end of each; e-g) three darts composed of long, thin sticks with pointed ends; h-i) two darts composed of a long, thin stick with pointed ends and coated with a black, pithy material, and part i has part of another dart tip stuck to it with this material.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
stem ?, wood, leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB47

A small rectangular wood box (part a) with a beadwork lid (part b). The top of the box (part a) has an elaborate-shaped edge. The box (part a) is covered with woven rattan. The woven lid is covered with fabric which is beaded with an abstract design in yellow-green on a dark blue background. The lid is edged with faded red fabric.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood, glass, fibre and rattan
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1304/1 a-b

A long metal knife (part a) sharpened on one edge and angled down to a point from the other edge. The grip of the handle has braided coil around the metal, and the pommel, possibly made of ivory, is ornately carved with an angled spiral design from which groups of hair emanate. The sheath (part b) is made of brown wood with sections wrapped around with light brown and dark brown bark. Attached is a long thin hollow bark piece with braided bark.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
metal, fibre, bone ?, hair, wood and bark
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2516/20

Broad rimmed conical hat composed mainly of round rattan strips sewn onto palm leaf. The top section of about 5 cm is covered in coils of string and includes a thin tassle at the point, which is 6.7 cm long. Below this is a 5 cm band of red rattan (sewn on) bordered by green triangles, then a 10.5 cm band of natural leaf and rattan, then a 5 cm band of red and green like above is repeated. The rim itself is covered with a sewn on (over-cast) design of thin string. There are eight bands of design radiating from the top point down to the brim in alternating colours.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
rattan, metal, paint, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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