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Fish SpearC721

Seven long, dark wood prongs with carved barbs which alternate at either side that are held together and all lashed to a plain shaft along the lower portion with two braided rings of bamboo grass ? and at the base of the shaft with bamboo grass ? coiling.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass ? and wood
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB724

Rectangular, box-like basket with herringbone weave interior. Exterior ends are covered with thick strips of bark, while sides are covered with horizontal strips of reed.

Culture
Javanese
Material
bamboo grass, bark and reed grass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Skirt1448/18

Dance skirt woven from grass(?) with a seam along the centre and bands of open weave with a diamond motif. Fringes along edges.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC964

Skirt with strands of bark (?) extending down from a navy cloth waistband that has several points along the bottom edge, each point ending in a dark blue bark (?) tassel alternating with natural brown bark (?) tassels at the peaks between the points, and is decorated with shells, seeds, and yellow and blue tassels. Twisted cord for fastening.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, shell, seed, bark and dye
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeB113

Pipe made from a section of bamboo with a mouthpiece made from a skinnier segment of bamboo protruding at an angle and a curved protrusion at the closed end of the pipe. The mouthpiece is decorated with incised bands and diagonal lines, and the shaft is decorated with incised bands of spiral and oval decoration as well as a band of scroll and leaf-like motifs inside triangular shapes at the closed end of the shaft. The lines of the design have been stained (?) black with red paint used to emphasize the design. Several plain black bands and lead bands on the shaft divide the bands of design.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, lead metal, paint and stain ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest820/2

Vest made of mulberry bark cloth with a dark red fringe along the bottom edge and painted designs in dark red, medium red, green and brown. There is also a band of blue-black geometric motif embroidery as well as a band of applique red fabric just above the fringe, and the vest is reinforced with rows of stitching throughout.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
bark and paint
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LanternN2.1077

Large paper lantern with bamboo frame. Loosely woven cylindrical frame with paper covering which slides up and down on a long handle. Metal candle spike in centre of base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, bamboo grass, paper and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB99

The basket is a cylinder shape with four branches lashed to the sides and another branch forming the base. There are several bands of black, red and the natural brown fibre near the rim and a black, red and natural diamond pattern in the middle of the basket. There is two rows of brown stitching as well as parallel vertical stitching on the rim. Bark strips are tied to two of the side branches and to the base, creating straps.

Culture
Saduans
Material
rattan, bark, root and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather MoneyC438

Money in the form of a coil of bark fibre with red scarlet honeyeater bird's feathers and pigeon feathers gummed to the bark. The feathers overlap like shingles. The money is in several parts: a) a segment with nearly all of the scarlet honeyeater feathers intact; b) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers attached; c) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; d) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; e) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; f) end segment of woven fibre and bark with a roughly square piece of tortoise (?) shell lashed to the bark and light grey Job's Tears seeds at the edge as well as a segment of braided bark strap; g) four pieces of coil.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bark fibre, feather, tortoise shell ?, seed and resin ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1266/1

Tapa cloth in a circular shape painted with a geometric design in black and reddish-brown. At the very centre of the painted design is a five-pointed star inside a circle, which is inside a four-pointed star shape. The design also incorporates diamond shapes, zigzags, and solid black and reddish-brown bands.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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