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Baby CarrierA8144

Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and a flat braid (three strand) rim with looped braiding at the head end. Decorated with partial beading: four slat rows of beading near the front with four beaded rows per slat. Design features a series of chevron figures each with four beaded rows in red or black cherry bark alternating with similar cat-tail grass bands. Also five groups of four beaded pyramid forms each in red cherry cotton print material for fastenings.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, dye, cotton fibre, cherry root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC808

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above six cane joints. The point consists of three layers of elaborately carved barbs which are emphasized with white pigment. The very tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and stained.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC810

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear design on a natural background above seven 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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KnifeC555

Two bamboo grass pieces, of which the larger has a notched hand grip and pointed end and the smaller one has rounded ends with notching on the sides of one end. Tied together with string.

Culture
Fijian
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC811

The shaft is carved with a dark vertically linear design on a natural background above seven cane joints. The point is of dark wood and has a carved barb on the end. The tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with a thin strip of cane.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC876

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above six 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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ArrowC878

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above five of the six 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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PurseA3432 a-b

Woven purse (part a) that has wrapped twined weaving with a border of plain twined weaving at the top. Both sides have a design that consists of two whales facing each other (in blue with several colours) and a purple eagle with an arrow in its claws while its wings are outspread. Colours include magenta, orange, yellow, and green. Has a zipper. There is also a double-sided rectangular mirror (part b).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, metal, glass, aniline dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3443

Small rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical rows of double triangles, in each row colours alternate between red cherry bark outline with cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark centers and the reverse, and each row starts with the alternate colour.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3501

Round flared coiled basket with foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large diamond figures in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark at center, then the next is a reverse of the colour configuration. Foot has three rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading, which suggests it may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C. Evidence of a looped border at one time.

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