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Oil Basket2878/27

Two baskets tied together. Each basket is woven tightly from medium size strips of brown bark. There is a lip at the opening of both and the baskets are tied together with a piece of the weaving that has been pulled loose from the weave itself. The two pieces of bark are then tied into a simple knot.

Culture
Indian
Material
sisal bark
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot Hanger2878/26

Brown knotted-rope pot hanger. At one end of the rope the fibre has been wrapped into a circular shape. The circular shape has 4 four separate ropes and the rest of the ropes are knotted around the circle to keep it in place. There are 10 ropes coming out of the circle. The ropes are grouped together in twos as the ropes leave the circle. Each group of ropes is knotted twice together. The second knot is tied by taking one rope from one group and another rope from a second group and then they are tied together into a new knot. From these two ropes, after the knot, only one rope emerges.

Culture
Indian
Material
sisal bark
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/258 a-b

Horn container. Hollow, curved section of black and gray horn with a small cork stopper in the pointed end and a large cork stopper (part b) in the large end. There are gold-toned metal studs on the larger stopper, and a black leather band decoration at the rim. A black leather thong is tied at the rim.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn, bark, metal and leather skin
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/257 a-b

Goat horn container. Hollow, curved section of yellow-brown horn with a cork stopper at the pointed end and a cork plug (part b) in the large end. A narrow leather band is attached at the rim with metal studs. There's a fine incised decoration of hearts and flowers on the surface, as well as the inscription “CABECO DE VIDE / 1950”.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn, bark, metal and leather skin
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/256

Shepherd’s horn for wine; brown goat horn with round metal piece at pointed end and leather band at rim with dark gold-toned studs. Twisted leather thong strung to a metal chain. A small wooden plug attached with leather thong at rim. Deep carved cross lines on surface. Small pieces of tape on surface.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn, bark, metal and leather skin
Made in
Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/255

Goat horn container. Yellow-brown horn with round metal piece at pointed end and leather band at rim with dark gold-toned studs. Twisted leather thong strung on a chain and a small wooden plug attached with a leather thong at rim. Horn surface is polished.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn, bark, metal, leather skin and tape adhesive
Made in
Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/254

Goat horn container with round metal piece at pointed end and leather band at rim with dark gold-toned studs. Twisted leather thong strung to a metal chain. A small wooden plug attached with leather thong at rim. Incised cross lines design on surface.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn, bark, metal and leather skin
Made in
Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/20

Large tapa cloth with three rows of geometric designs in tan and dark brown against a medium-brown base. The patterns alternate between an hour-glass shape and a thick, diagonal tan line decorated with dark brown triangles. Rows are separated by a line of four pairs of elongated triangles.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/19

Rectangular tapa cloth with dark brown geometric designs on a tan base. Dark brown lines divide the cloth into a 4x6 grid. The designs in each row alternates between pinwheels and six-petal flowers with each square in the same column having the same pattern. There is a large brown area near one of the edges.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/18

Long, rectangular, mostly un-pigmented tapa cloth. One medium-brown column along the side with faint geometric patterns in tan. Beside the brown decoration is a brown partial hand print. There are patches of brown pigment on the un-pigmented area. The cloth’s edges are wavy and irregular.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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