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ContainerB503 a-b

Cylindrical container (part a) with lid (part b), both of which have horizontal bands of geometric and floral motifs around the sides. Container (part a) has bands that consist of the following designs from top to bottom: four-petaled flowers with a diamond shape in between each petal; compressed zig zag; burned pattern; and compressed zig zag. Lid (part b) has bands that consist of the following designs from top to bottom: compressed zig zag; burned pattern; and compressed zig zag. Top of the lid has a black, white, red, and yellow geometric pattern that consists of a cross-like shape surrounded by an eight-pointed star bordered by circular rings.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
bamboo grass, wood and paint
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB119 a-b

Cylindrical container (part a) of a box of a section of bamboo that is quite plain. Container has a smaller upper portion that is of a darker orange-brown than the longer lower section that is light yellow-brown with faint incised markings of a horizontal band around near the top with a vertical zig zag. Waist hook and handle (part b) is elaborately carved in animal and floral patterns and is attached to the box with two bands of woven rattan and string. Two-pronged handle has a long bodied, crouching animal with rounded eyes, a snout, an open mouth that shows the tongue, and a short split tail. Animal is standing over an elaborate open work spiral design. Behind the animal, there is a panel with elaborate spiral designs on the back of which, there is carved a human face with a turn-wheel-like feature that has horn-like projections at either side above in between the human face and the animal.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, rattan and bamboo grass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB1

Cylindrical container with a woven band around the top of the natural colour ground. Lid is attached with string. Lid is flat and carved with a swirl design on the top. Container has incised designs that consist of the following from top to bottom: tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; a dark swirl pattern with intricate detailing; swirls with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; and upward pointing triangles that have horizontal lines within.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB105

Very plain instrument with several finger holes. Eight sections of bamboo of varying lengths are inserted into the gourd and tied around with rattan. One set of four bamboo sections are of relatively equal length, being shorter than the other set of four, of which, the two tallest ones are in the middle. The gourd has a hole.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, resin, rattan and gourd fruit
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB39

Beaker-shaped woven basket in two layers with a fine outside of woven grass and a coarse inside of woven rattan. Brass for the foot and a brass band in the middle with a string handle. Woven geometric design in panels of red, black, and brown. Upper portion design consists of swirls. Lower portion design consists of diamond shapes that have petal-like shapes at either side within and extending swirls at either top and bottom within.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
rattan, brass metal and grass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB61

A natural coloured cylindrical container with a top that is bound by a woven band. Container is decorated wtih horizontal bands of abstract designs emphasized with black pigment around the top and the bottom. Designs consist of the following from top to bottom: tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; swirls with a half-feather-like extension at either side; triangular shapes with swirls within and large swirl designs; and swirls with a half-feather-like extension at either side. Stopper has a red and dark blue tassel and a bead that has a white and blue swirl pattern on a red background.

Culture
Bukitan
Material
glass, fibre, wood, bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3536

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has a large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with two elongated red split u-forms behind it. Running from the brow is a large central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself; detailed with black u-forms. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; jaw nailed shut. The face is black with white detailing; one black u-form behind the eye. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Attached to the top are many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark; a braided cedar rope lines the top edge. Hanging from the back are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer; a piece of fibre twine groups the long stripes together. There are a few tufts of eagle down in the cedar. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, cedar bark, paint, fibre and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6666 a-b

Cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Alternating imagery of frogs and snakes arranged around a central circle, all in purple. Three images around sides of basket in purple, green and blue: an eagle-like bird, a canoe carrying four figures, and a contemporary fishing boat.

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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BasketB80

Foldable woven basket with square upper sides and downward pointing triangular lower sides to create a pointed base. Simple linear design in dark brown on a natural background that consists of a diagonally plaited design. Braided handles are fringed.

Culture
Iban
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB496 a-m

Cylindrical container with design around the upper portion that consists of a horizontal geometric band of compressed lines, with another of circles that have a pair of lines within, and is decorated with three woven bands and several dark rings with a simple handle. Container (part a) has four more small cylindrical containers within, two (parts c and d) of which hold darts. The first small container (part b) is open at one end, while the other end is rounded with a small hole. The second small container (part c) is thinner than part b and open at one end while the other end is rounded. The second small container (part c) has seven darts (parts f-l), two of which have covers on them. The third small container (part d) is of medium size, open at one end while the other end is flat with a hole. This container also has a bundle of seven darts (part m), one of which has a cover on it. The fourth small container (part e) is the smallest--wrapped wtih string, it is closed at one end while a plug is in the other end.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass, rattan and dye ?
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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