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CombC599

A plain handle which tapers to a simple finial. Nine long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted grass cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC600

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

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC603

A plain handle which tapers to a simple finial with double notching on one side of the upper handle. Nine long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7502

Base - mixed twined weave (alternation of plain twined weaving and wicker weave). Sides - 3 sections of plain twined weaving then a section of cross-warp twined weaving (repeated 4 times); design is embroidered. The 3 plain twined rows are embroidered with parallelograms in yellow and orange. The top and bottom rows are slanted in the same direction while the center row is slanted the other way.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7503

Basket with overlaid twine weaving (false embroidery). Pattern of alternating orange and red-purple 5 step design false embroidery on undifferentiated ground. Colours: red and purple.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, spruce root and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7504

Double strand twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Alternating yellow and red-purple meander pattern (false embroidery) on darker bands of spruce (2). Colour: orange.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7505

Open work weave (eyehole weave) and false embroidery. Two bands with false embroidery (one above and the other below the open work weave) in yellow, green and deep red swamp grass; top - multi-coloured rhomboid figures, bottom - band of checkered rhomboid pattern.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7508

Short, rounded basket with a square bottom and round, open top with a thick, braided rim. Sides are plain twined work with five encircling bands of alternating dark and light brown colour. Base is plaited cedar bark.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC605

A plain handle which tapers to a mushroom finial that has two horizontal rings carved underneath it. Eleven long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.593

Cylindrical basket with wool yarn embroidery. Sea grass (probably wild barley or wild pea) split into finer strands; pink, green, pale green, and pale purple yarn. Two bands of checker work pattern. Plain twine weave and crossed warp weave openwork with embroidery in yarn.

Culture
Aleut
Material
grass, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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