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BasketC449

An irregular rectangular basket with rounded sides and an oval opening. Has a twilled pattern. Plain natural colour. Loop handles on each side. The lid is attached at one side.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC450

A large oval basket which tapers downward toward the inward curved bottom. Long braided strap handles are attached to the rim. Has a herring bone pattern.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC451

Two braided black, red, and white straps form the handles as well as support the bottom of a woven plant fibre basketry bag which has a thin rectangular shape that tapers downward toward the inward curved bottom.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
mulberry bark, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC454

A rectangular basket with a handle. Handle, top cover, and rim have a checked pattern in red and natural brown. The sides have a herring bone pattern.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadC97

A well shaped smooth grey stone with a long thin shape that is triangular in cross section. Has notch for securing to handle. One side is consistently flat, except for a horizontal bump. Two other sides are rounded side-by-side mirror images of each other with a tapered concavely curving triangular section at an angle in between them to one end, creating a straightened edge.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
stone
Made in
Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadC98

A well finished smooth grey stone with a long thin shape that is triangular in cross section. Has a notched area ground into it for securing to wood handle. One side is consistently flat, except for a horizontal bump. Two other sides are rounded side-by-side mirror images of each other with a tapered flat triangular section at an angle in between them to one end, creating a rounded edge.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
stone
Made in
Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC100

White semi-translucent stone with a fish tail shape at the handle end and round at the base.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
stone
Made in
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC101

White semi-translucent stone with a fish tail shape at the handle end and round at the base.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
stone
Made in
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PounderC1091

Grey-white translucent stone with a fish tail shape at the handle end and round at the base.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
stone
Made in
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC45

Intricate geometric designs on tower handle and geometric designs by the string. Tower handle is long and squared in cross section, flaring outward at the bottom. Tower handle has eight windows on each side, totalling thirty-two. Tower handle has twelve small square feet around the bottom edge. Stone head secured by braided string and sharkskin.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shark skin, stone, fibre and wood
Made in
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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