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Pouch3274/77

Pouches of coconut sennit twine knotted in a macrame style. There are two pouches of different sizes tied together. Both bags have a long, curved bottom, which taper to the open top. The larger pouch has a loop on each bottom corner. The smaller pouch is very triangular in shape.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/69

Long skirt of woven hibiscus fibre with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: three simple stripes of blue and yellow with a single motif brocade area in dark blue.

Culture
Yapese
Material
hibiscus fibre and dye
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/65

Long skirt of woven banana fibre with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: seven stripes are separated by ecru background fields.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/54

Skirt of woven banana fibre. Long and rectangular with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: three stripes with brocade area with two motifs.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre and dye
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tobacco Pouch3274/49 a-b

Pouch of plaited pandanus leaf strips. Both pouches are square-like in shape with the rim decorated with dyed fibres. The smaller pouch (part a) with the multi-coloured rim fits inside the larger pouch (part b) with the solid coloured rim. The weave on the interior of each pouch is larger than the exterior.

Culture
Yapese
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/70

Multicoloured skirt of pandanus fibre, which has been looped over and tied to a sennit twine belt. The skirt is layered with one long fringe, and one short fringe.

Culture
Yapese
Material
fibre, dye and pandanus leaf fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/68

Long skirt of woven banana fibre with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: three large blue with red stripes with a brocade area of three motifs.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre and dye
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/64

Long skirt of woven banana fibre with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: seven wide striped sections of blue/black are divided by six thin red stripes bordered by white thread. The multicoloured threads used to edge the fabric are twisted into colourful tassels on all four corners.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/55

Skirt of woven banana fibre. Long and rectangular with long fringe along both of the short edges. Pattern: seven black stripes separated by ecru background fields.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre, dye and fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money3274/35

Half of an opalescent clam shell, with a hole drilled through near the base. A length of twisted fibre is strung through.

Culture
Yapese
Material
clam shell and coconut fibre ?
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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