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QuiverIb371 a-h

Tube (part a) from a natural node of bamboo, one end of which is closed while there is a small hole drilled on the side near the open end. At hole, split has formed. Parts b-h are arrows formed from solid bamboo lengths with the ends carved to points. Other end of each is split partially down the length and inserted into it, there is a folded diamond-shaped bamboo fibre piece held in place by fibre binding around the circumference at the top.

Culture
Dayak ?
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEdz1361 a-d

Four-piece, three-tiered, round cake basket in black lacquered wicker work with gold, swirl, line and floral designs. Part a: base with stand-up handle; four orange/red painted sections; prominent wicker work in two horizontal sets divided by a black band. Handle of bamboo slats with red painted bands at corners; curved, forged metal handle at top attached with two curved metal strips. Part b: centre tray with middle orange/red section with prominent wicker work. Part c: top tray with gold painted twining through centre of wicker work. Part d: lid; top and sides made of orange/red wicker work; top centre features a back section with scalloped edges and a faint floral design painted in gold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
lacquer, metal, paint and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEdz1360 a-c

Basket (a) with removable trays (b) and lid (c); black lacquered wicker work with faint gold/orange floral designs. Part a: the basket's base with a stand-up handle attached at the sides; black except for four red, painted side sections where underlying wicker work is prominent. Part b: centre tray, four centre sections on sides painted red, open wicker work with a gold line running through it. Part c: convex lid, black with wicker work painted red; centre black section, scalloped edge with six extensions, gold/orange painted design of man with leg on left pulled back, standing under tree. The numeral 39 is painted in gold on the underside of each section.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, paint and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNbz676 a-e

Oval-shaped basket with lid. Coiled on slat foundation. Foundation has large checkerboard-like look but is plain weaving done over alternate slats. Sides are coiled and completely imbricated with yellow tule background, and red and black zigzag design. Two lid sections are connected in the middle and open inward, attached to a centre coiled zigzag-like structure which separates the two halves of the basket. The lids are plain weave over slats. Solid wood handle is wrapped with cedar and cherry bark with tule inlay.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark and tule grass
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd559

Oval coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with short pedastal. Partial imbrication in diagonal spiral from lip to bottom, alternating two light coloured cat-tail grass ? and four dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd558

Small round coiled cedar root basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and double looped border at rim. Decorated with an imbricated arrowhead variant design in black-dyed cherry bark, red cherry bark and tule (?) grass.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
tule grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd567

Flared round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and looped border. Imbricated geometric design of vertical zig-zag in dark cherry bark and tule grass. Foot has imbricated horizontal bands of cherry bark with tule grass in center.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, tule grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water BottleAa71 a-b

Light yellow brown mottled ostrich egg (part a) with one cm. hole drilled at one end. Incised lines in three places around the hole form three ladder-like designs. The stopper (part b) is a bundle of grass roots wrapped at one end with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg, grass root and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow ViolinAa64 a-b

Light brown wood curved into a bow shape (part a) with thirty-five notches cut on one side. A grass strip is held and wound around slits at each end. Part b is a dark brown cylindrical stick.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood, grass and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEdz1027 a-b

Round, low basket (part a) of finely split bamboo with traces of green dye, especially inside lid (part b) and on bottom. Lid (part b) is ornamented with light purple glass bangles secured with finely knotted yellow cotton cord. Eleven Chinese coins are sewn on lid (part b) with light purple, yellow, green, and blue glass beads.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, cotton fibre, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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