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Tapa Cloth1266/1

Tapa cloth in a circular shape painted with a geometric design in black and reddish-brown. At the very centre of the painted design is a five-pointed star inside a circle, which is inside a four-pointed star shape. The design also incorporates diamond shapes, zigzags, and solid black and reddish-brown bands.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1486 a-b

Plain woven basket (part b) with a lid (part a), and having a rectangular shape. Very simple design on the lid (part a) consisting of four triangles pointing toward the centre, and edged with a double row of outward pointing triangles along the top perimeter.

Culture
Western Polynesian
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze1251/7 a-c

Part a is the handle of an adze. It has an acute angle to the head where a blade would be hafted. The head is wrapped with dried grass, which would have aided the hafting process. Part b is an adze blade of stone. It has an edge at one end and then tapers slightly toward other end which is missing. Part c is the missing fragment of part b.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
stone, wood and grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothIi4

Tapa cloth with panels divided by dark brown lines. The rectangles are decorated with geometric designs, banner-like designs, and inscriptions in brown. The three smaller rectangles at one end have segments of the same designs.

Culture
Western Polynesian
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and pigment
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1171

Short, dark brown club with a flaring, spade-shaped head and a straight handle; head is decorated with lines and patterns composed of small triangles, all shallowly carved.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1306

A basketry woven leaf-shaped fan that has different weaves producing a patterned design with some open panels near the edges.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1481

Elongated basket with an oval shape and a handle. Natural colour palm with a horizontal band in black and purple around the middle.

Culture
Western Polynesian
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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