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SarongIb423

Sarong of heavy cotton woven cloth in rectangular shape formed by two pieces sewn together. Striped with supplementary weft with red and brown silk on the weft. Decorated with gold thread in bird, fish, and abstract motifs in between supplementary vertical stripes on the blue cloth. Two multicoloured bands at each end. One end has gold couching with red thread. Embellished with sequins. One edge is unfinished.

Culture
Minangkabau
Material
cotton fibre, paper, metal, synthetic fibre, rayon fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIb261 a-b

Pot (part b) with carved dark brown wood figure (part a) on top. Figure (part a) is sitting with his hands on his knees and with a dried and cracked encrustation over the upward pointing, dark brown hair on the head. Hair is bound with string to form a tuff on top of the head. Base of the figure fits into the pot. Clay ginger pot (part b) of Chinese origin with a six-sided base, and a circular top covered on the outside with a string in woven pattern. There is an encrustment over the string. String handle on pot which looks fragile but is in good condition.

Culture
Batak
Material
hair, fibre, pigment, wood and clay
Made in
Samosir, Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB427

Elongated, dagger-like knife (a) with wooden sheath (b). Carved handle with a band of chased geometric design where the handle is attached. Woven bands on the sheath.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
wood, rattan and steel metal
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB780

A comb that has forty-five short teeth and a horn handle frame with a hook-like feature at each end. The teeth of the comb are made of bamboo which is secured by the frame. Each tooth is held separated by woven hair.

Culture
Batak
Material
hair, bamboo grass and horn
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB192

Gourd covered with open weave; woven base. Wood stopper is secured by a piece of string. All red-brown with a bit of black.

Culture
Batak
Material
fibre, gourd fruit and rattan
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB475

A comb that has forty-five short teeth secured by several narrow strips. The teeth are separated by string which is woven between them creating a geometric design consisting of a zig zag pattern of grey and tan.

Culture
Batak
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtB467

Ikat dyed skirt made of one piece of fabric that has been sewn together to form a tube. Red and purple abstract pattern with bright borders of black, yellow, green and red.

Culture
Iban ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB441

A comb that has fifty-seven short teeth with splinters of cane woven together at one side creating a design consisting of sideways geometric v-shapes.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
plant fibre and stem ?
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB68

A comb that has fifty short teeth. Two bamboo canes are split in the middle where the narrow strips of bamboo are inserted. The teeth of the comb are separated and held by the nylon thread.

Culture
Batak
Material
nylon fibre, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB67

A comb that has sixty-six short teeth and a horn handle with a pyramidal knobule finial at each end. There is a woven geometric design consisting of a pattern of lozenges.

Culture
Menankabu
Material
bamboo grass, horn and hair
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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