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Burden BasketA5067

Small rectangular, flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat foundation. Imbricated rim inn canary grass with intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Beaded from rim almost to base in canary grass, with wide vertical row of chevrons, alternating between dark cherry bark and canary grass, one on each side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Tait
Material
cedar root, canary grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5073

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with looped border on rim and narrow foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of two rows of checkerboard squares with either cat-tail grass (?) and red or dark cherry bark, with three continuous horizontal rows in center of basket in cat-tail grass (?) and center of dark cherry bark. Beading on top of looped border in red cherry bark, imbricated bands on base of foot in cat-tail grass and either red or dark cherry bark. Rope handle is tied to either side of basket looped border. Underside of basket has beaded red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC626 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of yellow, and brown vertical zig zags, and a boar's tusk finial at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, boar tusk, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC760 a-b

A very long plain dark brown bow (part a) with rings at both ends to prevent the string from slipping. One end has two rings while the other end has ten rings. The string is in the form of a strip of bamboo (part b) with a knot at one end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC762 a-b

A very long plain red-brown bow (part a). The string (part b) is yellow, and black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxC763

Box raised on four legs (one reinforced with a wire dowel and glued). Sides top, and base formed by many vertical slates of wood with narrow open spaces between each slate. The lid opens (hinge effect) and has a loop for fastening.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC813

The shaft is plain except for small dark markings of chevrons at the base, near the pointed end. The base of the shaft is wrapped with thin cane strip. The point is plain wood decorated with a 11 cm. sleeve of red and brown grass. The 21 cm. tip of the point has six irregular barbs, and the tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and bone
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC815

The shaft is of plain cane. The base of the shaft is wrapped with a thin cane strip. The point is plain wood which is decorated with a 10 cm. sleeve of woven red and yellow grass. The 18 cm. tip of the point is multi-barbed and has a wrapped tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and fibre ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC816

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above five of the cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC817

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above five cane joints. The point is plain dark wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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