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Hat2516/20

Broad rimmed conical hat composed mainly of round rattan strips sewn onto palm leaf. The top section of about 5 cm is covered in coils of string and includes a thin tassle at the point, which is 6.7 cm long. Below this is a 5 cm band of red rattan (sewn on) bordered by green triangles, then a 10.5 cm band of natural leaf and rattan, then a 5 cm band of red and green like above is repeated. The rim itself is covered with a sewn on (over-cast) design of thin string. There are eight bands of design radiating from the top point down to the brim in alternating colours.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
rattan, metal, paint, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/19

Hand-woven textile which could have been worn as a skirt. Top and bottom each have wide black bands with thinner off-white, black, light brown and red stripes inside them. The rest of the cloth is densely covered with traditional repeating geometric patterns.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/18

Hand-woven textile with woven traditional designs and two large male figures in orangy-red, black and off-white. Short fringe on both short ends. The long edges have bands of pink and off-white.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/17

Hand-woven textile covered in different patterns on each side, with a fringe at each end. One side of textile has reddish-pink, beige and blue-black bands along top and bottom with a central band of traditional designs in off-white, black and reddish-brown. The other side is covered in a segmented repeating pattern of traditional designs in off-white, black and reddish-brown.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2516/16

Hand-woven cloth with mirrored traditional patterns on either side of a vertical black band, on a reddish-brown ground. Top and bottom edges have stripes of red, white and black running full horizontal length. Ends have short fringe.

Culture
Iban
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/15 a-b

Knife (part a) with an L-shaped wooden handle, incised at top. Between handle and blade is a metal band which is mostly gold coloured, but silver underneath. The blade is shaped: it begins narrow at the handle end, then extends on one side convexly, narrowing again at the tip to a point. The upper edge of the blade runs to a gentle peak at the centre and then sloping down again to the tip. The scabbard (part b) is made of two pieces pegged and lashed together. On both sides is an incised line, painted black, that starts 2.5 cm from the top and runs the length of the scabbard, terminating in a black triangle. There are 4 dark brown braided bands encircling the scabbard, approx. 5.5 cm apart. (A fifth is missing.)

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood, steel metal, metal, grass ? and paint ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/14 a-b

Knife (part a) with long steel blade. Top edge at blade tip is carved out in notched pattern and the blade itself curves slightly lengthwise. Base of bone handle has interwoven wires wrapped around it, upper area has incised designs and tufts of pink, black and off-white hair sticking out of protrusion openings. The wood scabbard is made of two pieces held together with 15 encircling dark brown grass bands. There are also two designs of interwoven light and dark grass forming circular patterns. The wood of the scabbard (part b) has two areas of incised designs and four areas with pink, black and off-white hair tufts. At the back of the scabbard is a thin pod-like sheath attached, which has a woven grass handle and a string attached through a slit. A piece of stiff folded pig skin(?) protrudes from the bottom opening of the scabbard. There is a group of tufts of hair at the bottom of the scabbard. The wood of the scabbard appears to have been stained.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, metal, pod ?, pig hair ?, stain ?, dye ?, pig skin ?, cotton fibre, human hair ?, grass ? and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/13 a-b

Knife (part a) with pointed, wavy-edged blade. Blade has three incised perpendicular lines near handle end, with a deep notch cut into the top edge of the blade, as far as the second incised line. The blade is set into the handle at a 45 degree angle. The wooden handle widens out into a horn-like handle shape. The blade is secured into the handle with a stainless steel ring. The scabbard (part b) is made of malacca wood which appears to have many lengthwise dark and light stripes throughout. The scabbard 'throat' is made of the same dark wood as the handle. The area where the two woods join appears to have been broken and glued back together.

Culture
Malay
Material
malacca wood, steel metal, wood, stainless steel metal and adhesive
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/12 a-b

Working knife (part a) with wooden scabbard (part b). Blade is an elongated wedge shape, that widens toward the end and is covered with a sticky, oily residue. The top end of the blade angles up toward the handle. The handle is thinner near the blade and is covered in a band of interwoven brass wire near the join. The join area of the blade is covered with a hardened black substance. The handle then widens out and has four ridges carved across the end. The wooden scabbard is made of two halves pegged together and has a floral design carved on the upper side near the top. There are four woven bands of grass encircling the scabbard, as well as a twisted double strand of string. The top end of the blade has a stamped mark in the shape of a tiger with two oblong marks beside it.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
grass, cotton fibre, steel metal, brass metal ? and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword2516/11 a-b

Long curved sword with decorated brass handle. Blade shows part of a maker's mark near handle and is largely tarnished with an oily residue near the hilt. Brass hilt is cross-shaped with a design all around handle area and a round, hollow, bowl-like sphere with a small metal protrusion at the very top. The scabbard is dark brown wood with 9 silver bands of various widths around it - the widest at the bottom. All silver bands are covered in floral and geometric designs with twisted coil borders. Most are loose fitting and seem to have folded paper or card stuck underneath to tighten them.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
belian wood, steel metal, silver metal, brass metal ?, fibre, paper ? and grass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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