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CombC606

A plain handle which tapers to a square finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK4.171

Wooden mask of a human face with a broad forehead, a wide nose, cut-out oval shaped eyes, round protruding ears, rounded cheeks, a protruding mouth with top and bottom rows of teeth, and a protruding beard with incised lines denoting hair. Mask is decorated with light coloured linear double-lines on the black background of the face. Grass cording is tied to the rim at the top of the mask.

Culture
Barotse
Material
wood, stain ? and grass ?
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1390

A light thin bamboo grass knife that is carved, and decorated with a tooth pattern edge along the handle which has a dark linear and zig zag pattern on a natural light-coloured background. The end of the handle has a simple finial. The straight blade comes to a sharp point.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis CoverC114

A hollow cylindrical bamboo grass piece that has an exterior surface design consisting of lozenges, herring bone, and two fish finely done in dark on a light natural-coloured background. There is a long opening approximately three-quarters the length of the case.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weft CombK2.67 a-b

Weft comb (a) is made of four pieces that are fitted together as a frame and are tied with cord. The teeth in the centre of the wooden frame appear to be made of split bamboo. Braided fibre cording is attached to each end of the frame and is secured with knots. The bobbin (b) is boat-shaped and dug out in the centre. Missing shaft and reel.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookN2.759

Book with various monthly activities illustrated in pink, green and brown. Covers are made from grass cloth. Book opens like an accordion, with one side having blank pages, and the other with illustrations. January No. 1 depicts people walking on a street carrying buckets, boxes, bags, and musical instruments with a gate in the upper right corner. February No. 2 depicts adults facing four banners or lanterns with four children at a large drum on the left, four more children carrying banners, and lanterns on the right. March No. 3 depicts people in a joyful march along a link of trees with pink blossoms. April No. 4 depicts children handing things to adults from a platform which has a waterwell with a statue. May No. 5 depicts men coming around a gate with one blowing a conch shell on the left side, and three chilren holding braided fibres along a water bank on the right side. June No. 6 depicts men doing burning near a shoreline along the upper corners, and people at a flower market along the lower corners with a diagonal line separating the two images. [July] No. 7 depicts three images: 1) Two men, and a lantern on the right side, 2) Lanterns blowing in the wind throughout a town on the top left side, and 3) Children holding hands in a circle onthe bottom left side. August No. 8 depicts an elderly man standing, and a woman kneeling at a table with fruit on the left side, and people standing on the balcony of a building overlooking a town on the right side. September No. 9 depicts people around the statue of a big bird. October No. 10 depicts people having a feast on the floor. November No. 11 depicts the upper portion of a building along the upper corners, and people in a line at a booth on the right side along the lower corners with a zig zag line separating the two images. December No. 12 depicts people making, and selling food at a market.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper and grass fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.99

Flat, circular woven mat, or tray, made in a coiled technique. Design consisting of a four-pointed petal geometric flower shape with a double charcoal coloured outline on a natural grass coloured background. The rim has a design which consists of natural coloured crosses with charcoal coloured middles on a charcoal coloured background.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonN2.543

Spoon carved from a single piece of bamboo cane. Handle has a flat surface; bowl has flat sides.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingN2.794

Two separate paintings mounted on a bamboo plaque. Both paintings are staggered in the middle of the plaque. One painting is of white, purple, blue and yellow iris. The other is of a sparrow and a peony scene. Both are attached to the plaque by purple fibre strung across the four corners of each painting..

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, silk fibre, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.92 a-b

A coiled basket with the compressed shape of a jar. The main design of the basket (part a) consists of four equally spaced bottom central pointing triangles. One pair of triangles are checkered dark brown over a natural coloured background. Another pair of triangles are red-brown outlined with dark brown, and having natural coloured middles. Each pair of triangles are opposite one another. The rim of the basket (part a) has a checkered dark brown pattern over a natural coloured background. The lid (part b) has the same rim pattern, and main design as the basket. The lid (part b) has a knob at the centre, and a straight lower-edged inner side which fits into the basket rim.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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