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BasketNd644 a-f

Coiled basket (parts a-f) with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; partially imbricated. The design consists of geometric shapes (two per side, one per end); two rows of discrete triangles in red on plain ground; rim is beaded. Parts b-d are square shaped sections of a bended branch that wrapped around the top of the basket. There are two rawhide ties (parts e-f) that used to attach to the outside.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, cedar wood, fibre, rawhide skin and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd613

Red and tan coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel split base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of discrete vertical, triangular patterns and a checkerboard zigzags around rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Four string ties attached to a branch that encircles the basket and held on by twine.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, fibre, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing BlockC6

Rectangular tapa board, or print block, for creating siapo (tapa cloth). Rectangular, dark brown wooden board covered in geometric patterns. The designs include squares of parallel lines and crescents in a grid formation. The patterns are made from twigs sewn onto bark, then covered with black resin?

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre, bark, wood and resin ?
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC9

A long cylindrical wood club which tapers downward toward the middle. Bands of braid and cord are twisted around the club. The end is weighted with lead. Flat v-shaped knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
lead metal, wood, jute fibre and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.612

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root--a small strip of bark runs underneath the rim as reinforcement. Large blue and red beads are affixed around the rim. A handle is made from a thin strip of rawhide strung from one side of the rim to the other.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root, rawhide skin, glass and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.618

Birch bark dish. Birch bark bent and sewn into place. The rim is reinforced with splints overcast with birch root and decorated with black bark. A twig is laced on lower down. There are also heavier pieces of bark on the ends and sides for reinforcement. Light side of bark is to the outside and darker flaps are laced on the ends and sides. The rim is overcast splints beaded with black bark. Part of the overcasting stitch leaves the splints exposed.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root and birch wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1049

Club with a disc-like black stone head held mounted a band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) near the top of the cylindrical wooden shaft that tapers to a pointed finial at the base. A second band of woven plant fibre (?) or bark (?) fits around the handle below the other, and a third woven band of the same material with grey feathers attached caps the top of the handle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, stone, plant fibre ?, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1052

Black wooden club with a curved, bulbous end. Geometric patterns composed of triangles carved on the handle. Club end has a 'pineapple' knob and is curved, ending in a long point. Braided bands are tied and wrapped around both ends of the handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leister SpearA7562

Spear composed of two metal points secured to two wooden arms that are bound at an angle to a central length of wood from which emerges another metal point. The arms are wrapped with cherry bark and the ends are covered in fabric.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, wood, metal, cherry bark and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd621

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of six staggered rows of triangles with vertexes up; one row of triangles with vertexes down; one row of triangles with vertexes up; all in red on bullrush ground; light coloured quill on rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Seven rawhide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ?, bird quill, cherry bark, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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