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Mat3021/6

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in a large checkered pattern of alternating brown, yellow and dual-coloured squares. The brown on the back is considerably muted. A hem on the two long sides has been folded over and incorporated into the back weave.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3021/5

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in a tight checkered pattern of natural and dyed brown grass in its centre. Long-side borders are made of the undyed grass only, which tighten into a herringbone pattern at edges. A looped fringe of alternating groups of black and yellow yarn is woven into all four edges. The backside of the mat is monotone.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ? and wool fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3021/4

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in a small alternating checkered pattern of natural and dyed brown grass. Long-side borders are made of the undyed grass in a square weave that tightens into a thin strip of herringbone pattern at edges. A looped fringe of alternating black and yellow yarn is woven into all four edges. The backside of the mat is monotone.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ? and wool fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3021/3

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in an alternating checked pattern of natural and dyed brown grass. The edges are finished by folding over each piece of grass, creating a line of small points along the long sides of the mat. These pieces are then woven into the pattern on the back, creating a distinguishable border.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3021/2

Basket in an open weave. Basket has a rectangular base, widening toward the mouth where the rim bends inward. The handle is thick and robustly woven, standing firm above the centre of the basket. It divides into two arms on each side which attach at the corners of the basket and are woven decoratively into the body and across the base. Each side of the basket has a checked decoration in red grass at centre.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3021/1

Basket in an open weave. Basket has a small rectangular base, widening toward the mouth where the rim bends slightly inward. The handle is thick and robustly woven, standing firm above the centre of the basket. It divides into two arms on each side near the basket’s rim, and these are woven into the body and across the base.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook2670/4

Fish hook of three pieces that are held together with twined and braided cord. The main body is of light-coloured bone and has a flat piece of shell covering one of its sides. The third piece is an orange tortoise shell hook with a single barb that protrudes from the side opposite the shell.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
tortoise shell, whale bone, black pearl shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1180

Skirt composed of braided lengths gathered in three strand groupings each with a tassel at the end that is composed of a large knot and several strands of knotted grass. The braided lengths hang from a knotted waistband with strands of grass cord as ties. The skirt is dyed black.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteC1076

A long cylindrical brown reed tube with a pod attached to one end. Dark brown geometric designs including a sun is painted on the tube. Three holes are cut into the tube. Reed is placed into reed tube at the mouthpiece.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
pod and reed grass
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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