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Tapa Cloth2712/1

Large tapa cloth dyed brown in patches with black painted decoration. The numbers 46 through 50 are evenly spaced down each side and two vertical bands of printed letters are in the middle. Bands of elongated diamond shapes filled with a leaf design separate areas of floating triangular and vegetal designs.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Tonga ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2709/3

Ndop textile made of two panels sewn together. Complex design in off-white on indigo ground includes segmented circles, interlocking swastika-like shapes, connected triangles, dots and a band of propeller shapes at each fringed end. Interspersed throughout are grass stitches.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
dye, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline2710/1

Elm bark tumpline, called tar in the Ainu language. Stiff front panel of woven brown and cream cotton has design of two arrows or rocket ships ? facing each other, with an X shape in the middle. Bark is braided, then twisted into long ties and knotted at the ends.

Culture
Ainu
Material
elm bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/19

Rectangular basket with an imbricated black and red design consisting of a strip of red triangles outlined in black alternating with black meander pattern. The rim is detailed with a coiled scallop pattern. There are remnants of a handle on the outer centre of each side.

Culture
Klickitat
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, dye and skin ?
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/13

Circular coiled basket with an imbricated black and red meander design; two black lines flank a red line. Circular opening is slightly wider then the circular base. Edging is scalloped.

Culture
Klickitat
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/18

Rectangular basket with thin hide handles on the sides. It is woven in an imbricated, horizontal striped pattern in natural, black and brown.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
bark and skin
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/17

Tight weave cedar basket with a plaited bottom and a twisted looped brim; only a few sections of the looping remain. Circular opening with slightly narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a striped pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/16

Open weave cedar bark basket with a plaited bottom and short twisted bark handles. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a large checker pattern on the base and a triangular pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/14

Open weave basket with a plaited bottom and twisted bark scallop design along the top edge. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a checker pattern on the base and a crisscross pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum2704/42

Tall, narrow drum with a skin top. The circular skin top is stretched down and tied with bark to a double woven band around the middle of the drum. Into the woven band are pushed nine carved stakes. The stakes are pointed and vary in length and shade. The drum is unpainted wood, broad at the top and tapers to the base. The interior is hollow.

Culture
Efik
Material
wood, skin and bark fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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