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Skirt3274/58

Skirt of woven banana fibre(?) and thread. Long and rectangular with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: seven blue stripes (galut style) separated by yellow and red background fields.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre ?, dye and fibre
Made in
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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Skirt3274/52

Skirt of woven banana fibre. Long and rectangular with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: nine stripes of varying sizes and colours separated by ecru background fields.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre and dye
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3274/43

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape and tightly woven with multiple patterns. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe. Two thin plaited cords extend out from either end of the flap, and both attach near the flap's centre. A long plaited carry strap is attached from the upper corners of the pouch and knotted at ends. Inside the pouch is a bundle of pandanus fibre.

Culture
Yapese
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3274/42

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape and tightly woven, with a larger weave across the lower portion. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe, and a row of alternating red and green fringe runs horizontally across the centre of the pouch. Thin horizontal lines of solid colour also decorate the pouch. Two thin plaited cords extend out from either end of the flap, extending down through the centre of the flap, and then tied on either corner of the flap.

Culture
Yapese
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3274/40

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape woven with many different patterns all over. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe. Two thin plaited cords extend out from either end of the flap, and both continue through the weaving . A long plaited carry strap is attached from the upper corners of the pouch, extending down through the centre of the flap, and then tied on either corner of the flap.

Culture
Yapese
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3274/61

Long skirt of woven banana fibre with long fringe on both ends. Pattern: seven wide blue-black stripes separated by narrow red stripes background fields. The multicoloured threads used to edge the fabric are twisted into colourful tassels on all four corners.

Culture
Yapese
Material
banana fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3274/25

Plaited necklace of a light blue and natural adorned with forty-one cowrie shells and a fringe alternating between green and reddish brown pandanus leaf fibre.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
cowrie shell, pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Goggles3274/2

Carved wood goggles composed of two separate wood pieces. Both pieces are contoured on the side for the face. Glass lens inset at centre with a lined paper insert. The eyepieces are attached at the bridge of the nose by a thin strand of black-blue twisted fibre, which is tied through two metal loops. The strap is a long twisted cord, which is knotted through holes carved on the side of each eyepiece.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood, fibre, paper, glass, dye and metal
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3274/29

White cowrie shells strung on a red plaited pandanus fibre. Two decorative pandanus fibre and shell rosettes hang off the bottom.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
cowrie shell, pandanus leaf, dye and metal
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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