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Headrest3607/2

Curved wood headrest carved from a single piece of wood; straight wide legs on either side. Exterior of legs are rounded and interior sides are straight; legs have a small lip at their bases. Bottom of main section of headrest has a sharp ridge running through the middle; diamond-shaped cut in centre of ridge. Rest of headrest is undecorated.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth3414/1

Samoan wrap made of printed cloth. Design in black, white and tan on a red-brown background. The hem is wider than the band along the top edge. There are four large ties along the top edge, and two button holes. Spaced evenly with the button holes are slash pockets, which creates a small fold in the cloth.

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3425/1

Rectangular tapa cloth with geometric designs in black, dark red-brown and tan against an off-white background on one side. The tapa cloth is divided by patterned lines into four rows of six rectangles. The first, third, fourth and sixth squares contain a diagonal cross design with four diamond-like shapes. The second and fifth rectangles contain a large diamond with four smaller diamonds within. Edges uneven.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3103/29

Large painted tapa cloth. Design is painted in a grid of 6 rows long by 3.5 rows wide. Almost entire cloth is stamped with dense designs in a reddish brown pigment. Darker designs are painted over that. Lower layer shows light brown wavy and diagonal lines, boxed circles, flowers, etc. Of the more dominant grid patterns, the top band is split in two with a small square of hearts one side and a square formed from triangles on the other; the next band shows designs made from diamonds and flattened triangles; the next shows an oval, formed by two crescent shapes, in between two single crescents with a four pointed star and a diamond on either side. The three bands then repeat again. The rough, frayed edges of the textile are unpainted.

Culture
Samoan ?
Material
pigment, paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/21

Very large tapa cloth with pattern showing square divisions. The outside columns are left an un-pigmented light brown, with numbers inscribed in dark black and brown. The inner columns feature geometric designs and images.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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