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BasketD1.392

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Parallel splint base construction. Remains of loop work rim. Fully imbricated design of two diamonds on long sides, one in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and dark fibre center and the other reverse, inside a dark fibre square and inside a red cherry bark square, all on cat-tail grass (?) background. Short sides have "half arrow head" designs in two parallel vertical bands in dark fibre, red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Rim is bordered in black cherry bark and looped border inn red cherry bark. Foot has three alternating solid rows in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.396

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped row under rim, and a coiled handle. Parallel slat base and side construction. Imbricated designs, on long sides are wide vertical band of alternating rows in cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, and dark cherry bark between two more rows of cat-tail grass (?). Flanking this are two narrower vertical bands of red cherry bark half-triangles connected and on a background of cat-tail grass (?). On short sides are two dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) checkerboard bands, but center design differes. One has same narrow band as long side, the other has a geometric scrollin cat-tail grass (?) with row of red cherry bark at center.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1344

Small stone discs treaded on a fibre cord. One continuous strand twisted and ends tied together to create a two strand necklace.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shale stone and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC1350

A stone blade and wood handle with an overall triangular shape. Blade lashed in with braided cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, rattan, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1351

A plain wood shaft with six pairs of sharp barbs below the lance-olate leaf-shaped metal point.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, iron metal and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1352

A plain wood shaft with three pairs of sharp barbs below the lance-olate leaf-shaped metal point.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
iron metal, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1364

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has fragments of a woven sleeve. The point is dark wood elaborately carved and multi-barbed. There is a sleeve of bird skin and feathers wrapped around the middle of the point dividing the elaborately carved portion of the point from the multi-barbed tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre ?, wood, bird skin and feather
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1436

Seven teeth of varying length radiating from a plain rectangular handle bound with fibre that has a hole in the middle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1437

Thirteen long teeth are fitted tightly, and woven together with fibre at half-way point. Triangular handle is decorated with a broad black stripe on one side and is entirely black on the other side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1439

Nineteen teeth are woven tightly together with fibre at one end to join the handle in an hour-glass-like shape. Handle is decorated with geometric designs of yellow and black fibres. The upper portion of the handle has a design that consists of a pair vertical of double-outlined diamond shapes. The lower portion of the handle has a design that consists of four vertical diamond shapes bordered by zig zags at either side.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, dye and fibre
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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