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Tapa Cloth3254/38

Large rectangular tapa with two serrated edges. On front, various painted designs of lines, zigzags and cross-hatching within dividing lines. On back, 'Savage Isl' is written along the edge.

Culture
Niuean
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC452

Narrow plain woven basket with a rectangular shape of alternating colours of reddish brown and natural colour. Braided handle with two knots at base. Plaited border sewn at the top edge.

Culture
Niuean
Material
leaf
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC453

Light brown plain woven basket with a flattened rectangular shape. One handle strap. Has the words "AHEGA" and "So Va Le Ni U E" written on it.

Culture
Niuean
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC743

A long brown wood model canoe with geometric diagonal linear decoration plus a row of cowrie shells from bow to stern on both sides. One light brown outrigger is attached with three brown wood sticks.

Culture
Niuean
Material
wood, cowrie shell and fibre
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC883 a-b

Brown wood model canoe (part a) carved with geometric zig zag designs on both prows and edges. One light brown wood outrigger is attached with two arrow-shaped brown wood pieces that have long handles. One smaller arrow-shaped brown wood piece that has a shorter handle is tied to a light brown wood seat near one end. There is one brown wood paddle with a condensed lance-olate leaf-shaped blade (part b).

Culture
Niuean
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC73

Small white-brown snail-like shells with a few larger ones, strung on thread.

Culture
Niuean
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1536

Eleven pairs of white-brown snail-like shells separated by 3 inch lengths of tiny white snail-like shells.

Culture
Niuean
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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