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BasketA3431

Handbag-like open work basket with tall sides, two bands of dark brown colour encircling the sides, and two twined handles attached to the upper rim opposite each other. Base is plaited. Sides are cross-warp twined. Rim is a splint which is overcast then the strands are braided. Handle is three twisted, wrapped strands.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7005 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Basket has three purple canoe motifs encircling the sides and ands of blue and purple colour around the top and bottom edges. Lid features concentric blue and yellow circles, as well as a central blue star-like figure.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.246 a-b

Large cylindrical basket (part a) that flares upward and outward and that has a lid (part b). The basket (part a) has partial imbrication in a continuous figure of a large cross in red (exterior) lined with bullrush extending almost to the entire height of the basket with beading in black on the foot and in bullrush around the rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Slat foot and indented flange. Beaded twine handle at either side with imbrication and beading. The lid (part b) has darker squares interspersed throughout.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1335

The cloth is rectangular and natural coloured with patterns painted in brown and black. The patterns are arranged in horizontal bands. The bands on the top and bottom edges are repeated brown lines. The next band is made of black squares with two natural coloured flowers in the centre and el borate diamond and triangle borders. The next band has a black background with repeated natural coloured, three-prong figures. Another band has a black background with a natural coloured chain pattern. The final band has natural coloured parallelograms with a central flower and scored edges on a brown background. The cloth is made of two pieces joined together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.406

Rectangular woven basket with low walls and black and red v-shaped motifs on the sides. Plain coiled work (bifurcated stitches); partial imbrication.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatN2.1152

Conical hat made from palm leaf secured with concentric bamboo rings.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
kuba palm leaf, bamboo grass and plant fibre ?
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.256

Cylindrical mask made of a bamboo and wood frame. Decorated with leopard skin and red and black checkerboard designs. Four elongated flaps attached to the bottom edge.

Culture
Mende
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre and leopard skin
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.446

Basket base (a) with a rounded base that tapers slightly and angles up across the lid (b) towards the top back. The basket base and lid are constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and a parallel splint base and lid construction. The lid has a rectangular hole in the top and an uneven rim. The basket is decorated on the sides with partial imbrication in stepped diamond shapes in black/yellow-brown bulrush/red and two in black/yellow-brown bulrush. The lid is decorated with alternating red and black bands.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt973/21 g

A circular, purple skirt. The pieces of grass are dyed purple and secured around a fibre string, also dyed purple. The ends of the string extend beyond the skirt as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
grass, dye and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagN2.172

Rectangular open weave basket with bulging sides, cord and loop handle, thick upper rim, and a wooden frame at the bottom. Black, brown, and natural colour reeds; complicated open weaves. Banded patterning around the sides. Label on bottom indicates basket is made in Japan.

Culture
Japanese
Material
reed grass, wood, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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