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Dance Skirt2763/2

Large rectangular man's dance skirt. Made of two long panels of simply woven pale yellow grass that are woven together lengthwise with a seam that is invisible on one side. Grass ends have been double-folded and sewn to create a border along the outer long edges.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC60 a-c

Small gray snail-like shells woven into braided grass strands and further secured with fibre strands. Necklace is now in three separate pieces.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC409

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have fifty-three teeth while the shorter sides have twenty-two teeth. A band of triple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorates the wider end of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along the length of the toothed portion.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, palm leaf, hair, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC414

Tapered, rounded cylindrical, red-brown wood handle. Wood is carved into five oval shaped, evenly spaced, forms. Fifty shark's teeth line each of the two sides of the wood and are secured by twisted fibre string. Woven black and yellow fibres form coloured bands at both ends of the 'blade'.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, shark tooth and fibre
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC413

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have thirty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of single black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, fibre, shark tooth, hair and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletC1345 a-b

The bracelets are thin, black and ribbed. There is a small piece of metal wrapped around a section of the bracelet.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
brass metal and copper metal
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eel TrapC828

Eel trap with latticework walls composed of strips of wood lashed together with twined plant fibre. The entrance to the trap is a cylindrical hole with a flap that opens to the inside of a rectangular compartment with an opening covered by a plant fibre net. There are two square flaps in the roof of the trap that open to the remaining space inside the trap. The roof above the opening is arched, and the roof at the opposite end of the trap comes to a point at the centre. Two wooden bars are attached vertically to both sides of the trap.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 b

Triangular sail from model canoe composed of woven leaf supported by two lengths of wood that have been bound to the sail with plant fibre string.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
plant fibre, wood and leaf
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Tooth SpearC766

Very long wooden spear with a thick, cylindrical handle and a long spearhead that tapers to a point; both sides of head are lined with dozens of shark's teeth affixed to the wood with fibrous twine.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, shark tooth and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food ContainerC404 a-b

Cylindrical container of mashed pandanus fruit with lid.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
leaf and fruit
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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