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Model CanoeB179 a-d

Plain model canoe (part a) with a reed sail. The canoe is made up of bunches of red grass tied together. The sail consists of thirty two sticks strung together (part b) and two poles (parts c and d), one of which is tied with green-brown string at one end.

Culture
Iban
Material
grass and reed grass
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB178

Woven vest. The vest has a front centre opening with tasseled ties. On the front and back are horizontal bands of various widths with a geometric design, especially diamond and triangle motifs in red, yellow and black on white ground. On the back there are also several figures. The edges have red trim. The vest is hand sewn. The lining is white cotton.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileB176

Long, rectangular silk textile with a repeating stripe design in green, orange, yellow, pink and white. Ends are black and orange. Some bands have a lozenge patterns on a black ground.

Culture
Thai
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB175

Beaded hat with geometric beaded designs in black, red and white on yellow background with fur hide on top. Decorations attached are green, blue and yellow buttons, shells, button, beaded fringe, feather, hair, and two pointed wood (?) sticks. The base of the hat is of basket work.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
cotton fibre, feather, skin, shell, glass, hair and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB174

Vest with four beaded, anthropomorphized figures in yellow on a multicoloured geometric design background. Back panel has six beaded yellow figures on a multicoloured geometric design background. All attached on red, green and brown fabric with a stripe pattern. Red fabric edges. Closes at top front with three ties.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtB173

Skirt featuring geometric and stylized plant motifs in alternating colours in a diagonal checkerboard pattern in dark blue, brown and off-white with a leaf-like motif border along the selvedges in dark blue and brown on off-white.

Culture
Javanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeB172

Black and white hide is decorated with black and white horn bill feathers, cut bone and beads.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
skin, glass, bone and feather
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA8447

Basket with cedar root slat foundation and coiled elements of cedar rootlet. Lid is attached with rawhide thongs. Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches with a parallel slat base and lid. Base with graduated parallel reinforcement stitches, and lid with one continuous slat around circumference. Decorated with beading in red and black-dyed cherry bark. Base has flange and is decorated with partial beading. The partial beading consists of vertical groupings of diamond shapes, each consisting of four smaller diamond shapes. There are three groupings, which alternate red/black, on the lid and front and back sides of the basket (one on each edge side).

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8446

Part (a) Large urn shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid. imbricated design of diagonally criss-crossing bands of red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) between. In the space created between are four vertical crosses in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass centers. Foot of two coiled rows. Part (b) lid has barely indented flange on lid. Imbrication has same band configuration forming three peaks. Knob at center of lid.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB108

Six varying lengths of bamboo, from which the nodes have been removed, are inserted into a hole in one side of gourd and sealed with resin. These are tied around in a bundle with a woven band and a fibre loop to keep them from collapsing. Stem of the gourd serves as the mouth tube of the instrument.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, gourd fruit, resin and fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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