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Basket, UnfinishedE/523
Rope, Native Made, CoiledA/655

Material
cedar bark
Made in
USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Tapa Cloth2997/1

Tapa cloth painted on one side. Intricate design of open form crossed lines that create large and small diamond shapes, each filled with a dense pattern of dark painted curved lines emanating from several four-petalled flowers. A solid border is painted around the entire edge.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2965/1 a-b

Loosely woven square cedar bark basket with a detached handle (part b). The loose weave pattern is achieved by crossing the warp series in open twined work. On the walls of the basket the cedar warps criss-cross diagonally, fitting between the thinner and widely spaced weft. The base of the basket is made of thicker strips of cedar in a checkerboard pattern. The handle is short and braided.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish ?
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/37

Nose ornament made from shell carved to form two rounded, hook-like shapes that curve towards each other at the centre. Both parts are tied together at one end with a bark-like cord, covered with a black adhesive substance.

Culture
Asmat
Material
clam shell, bark ? and wood resin ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze2948/3

Stone adze with wooden handle. Long, smooth, wooden curved handle with perpendicular head. The stone bit is attached to the wooden head by strips of bark that wrap around both. The stone has a rectangular shape with an angled edge at the tip and is mostly smooth. Separate pieces of wood are lodged between the bark strips and the stone.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, stone, bark ? and grass
Made in
Ambisu, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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