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Basket2016.O.007:02

Medium sized fishermans/lunch basket with lid and handle. Basket looks like it was made from straw or wild grass. Basket is rectangular and has a clasp to keep it closed in the front. Lid is also attached using 2 leather strips. Basket has dust accumulation

Material
grass and straw
Holding Institution
Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
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Pin Cushion3660/49

Boot-shaped fabric pin cushion with a small pouch at top. Beige velvet front, heavily covered in floral beadwork patterns, with different types of beads and some brown sequins; the flowers and leaves appear to have been sewn onto paper first. The edges of the boot are covered in spirals of clear beads. The upper flower has three loops of beads hanging out of the centre. The inside front of the pouch and the entire back are covered in beige cotton (now stained blue and patched at corner); the boot is tightly stuffed with what may be straw, or other plant material. Small loop of multicoloured beads (mainly shades of blue) attached to top.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre, grass ?, glass and plastic
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Chair3672/2 a-h

Set of 6 matching miniature birch-bark chairs (parts a-f), another chair with a slightly different shape and pattern (part g) and a birch-bark corner shelf (part h); all decorated with floral designs in dyed quillwork. Parts a-f and h have similar floral designs on the chair backs and seats, in white, pink, yellow and green quillwork, with a simple cross pattern on the lower sides. The other chair, part g, has much finer floral patterns on five surfaces, embroidered using dyed grasses(?).

Culture
Anishinaabe
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, fibre, grass ? and dye
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3660/22

Tall cone-shaped female doll with plaited plant fibre wrapped around the neck, arms and body. She wears a black and red skirt with white and some red and purple beadwork along the hem as well as some multi-coloured beadwork. A flat metal hoop wraps around the waist, and a piece of skin with fur is wrapped over the back and breasts. She has hair of fine twisted plant fibre, and the face has beaded features. The body is filled with stuffing.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
fibre, grass ?, plant fibre, glass, skin, metal and clay
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3687/1

Large, kidney-shaped, hand-woven basket; cedar slat construction, wrapped with cedar root. Decorated with alternating stripes of imbrication in black and red cherry bark, and pale yellow grass. Small half-circle handles attached near top edge at each end. Fourteen vertical stripes around all sides of basket; each set consists of 2 bark, 2 grass, 3 bark, 2 grass, 2 bark. Sets alternate between black bark and grass, and red bark and grass. Remains of secondary handles at both corners of the indented side (small root remains in four holes at one end; holes are empty at other end.) Old repair runs along the top edge on the outer side.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3664/1 a-b

Small, round, lidded basket with frog designs. Basket has inset rim and fitted lid (part b). Basket is made of tightly woven grass with cedar bark rim and base; lid made solely of grass. Dyed grey-green lines border bottom edges of basket and the lid rim; faded frog designs on basket sides and lid surface. All frogs have their front legs stretched forward and back legs bent at their sides; two small natural spots in centre of faces, imitating eyes. Frogs on basket are facing top; frogs on lid facing outer edge. Lid has a central knob handle decorated with a grey-green checked design. All dyed designs are dark purple on the interior surfaces.

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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Tube Skirt Belt3587/51 a-c

Three separate belt styles - red hoop belts (seven hoops currently tied together; part a), black multistrand string belt (part b), and a fabric belt with a metal coil around it (part c).There are seven hoop belts of bent bamboo grass(?) or rattan(?) that have been lacquered red which have been tied together with red and green string. The multistrand belt is made of coiled loops of twisted black fibre which has been tied together with red and green string. The fabric belt is a strip of cloth with metal coiled around the midsection. One end of the fabric has several knots along it, possibly incorporating more cloth.

Culture
Palaung: Palé
Material
bamboo grass ?, lacquer, fibre and metal
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3652/4

Concave comb with eleven long teeth extending from an elongated, trapezoid-shaped handle. Three decorative triangular cutouts in middle of handle; alternating up or down triangles in a row. Exterior of handle is dark brown; interior of handle and teeth are yellow-brown. The exterior, smooth surface of the bamboo has been carved off the outside of the teeth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3375/1

String puppet. Puppet carved from a section of bamboo with three stacked faces carved in the upper half and a notch cut out of the top. The puppet is lightly carved with the designs painted in blue, red, teal and black. The top face has eyes that are underlined in red, a red down-turned mouth, black steeply angled eyebrows and a moustache and split chin beard. The second face has solid black angled eyebrows with blue lines above them, red outlined eyes, and a mouth with two incisors and two long fangs. The third and bottom face, has red outlined eyes with bright blue mask around the eyes, small black moustache, wide red lips with teeth showing, and three different designs of concentric circles along the jaw alternating between blue and black. Each figure has movable limbs, which are controlled by strings inserted into three holes on each side and have circular cross-sections of bamboo attached to the ends of each pair of strings at the bottom. The top two sets of limbs are longest with three cylindrical bamboo grass beads and long blade-like structures at the ends. The lowest set has two cylindrical bamboo beads and a circular cross-section of bamboo at the end. The carved designs extend into the lower portion of the bamboo and has two concentric hearts at centre. The back is carved with artist's signature(?).

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
bamboo grass, paint and fibre
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Straw Painting3556/2

Rice straw 'painting' on black cloth, stiffened with paper(?). Painting depicts scene of canoe-type boat full of people paddling. Mountainous shoreline in the background of the painting, along with birds in the sky; palm tree, with small plants around base, in the foreground. Boat has a tall stern and low bow; three people closest to the stern are standing, rest of paddlers are seated. Back of painting lined with white paper; red fabric tie threaded through paper, for hanging purposes. Manufacturer's mark stamped in bottom right corner, and pencil inscription written along left edge; both marks on back of painting.

Culture
Indian
Material
rice grass, fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Kerala, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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