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ShieldB465

Roughly rectangular wooden shield with points at both ends and a raised ridge down the centre. Bands of bamboo (?) laid horizontally across the shield at the top and bottom, held in place with zigzagging stitched of dark brown rattan (?); bands continue on reverse. Edges of shield are painted black; centre is painted red-brown. wooden handle on reverse.

Culture
Kayan
Material
wood, paint, bamboo grass ? and rattan ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1758/1 a-b

Small lidded woven basket. Basket has a whalers design including two whales and whalers in a boat. Purple band encircles bottom of basket and interrupted lines of purple and green encircle top. The lid is peaked and encircled with bands of a brown, purple and green leaf-like pattern. Dark pink from top to bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
sweet grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1758/2 a-b

Small woven basket with lid. Basket has design of three whales encircling it and green band below design. Lid is peaked with bands of black and green encircling it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
sweet grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1719/2

Ovular basket with tall walls and a handle on each long side; rim is braided. Exterior is decorated with intertwined brown and dark brown step patterns; an animal is inside each peak and valley formed by the steps.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, grass and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1787/1

Very large two-ply tapa cloth without seams. Design covers entire front surface. The main area is divided into eight panels divided by black lines. Each panel has black and brown geometric designs in it. Background of all panels covered with brown parallel lines - some straight up and down, some diagonal. Border design near each end. One end's border is wider than the other end's. Sides and ends are rough.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1784/1

The cloth is two-ply and square with designs in black, yellow and red. There is a large black circle with a scalloped yellow outer edge. Inside the circle on a yellow background there is a heraldic image with an inscription. At the centre of the image is a cross inside a red six-pointed star. Surrounding the star are a cluster of three small stars, two spears, a laurel wreath and flowing ribbon among other symbols. Inside the large circle are random simple black designs and four half-circle designs on the inside edge of the circle.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/114

Twined, woven basket with round base, flaring up to a scalloped rim. Single yellow band around rim. Body has six rows, alternating between a four or three stitch and a space. Stitching is only halfway through on the outside, called a "false embroidery".

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Metlakatla, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/113 a-b

Nuu-chah-nulth basket with lid, fine weave. Lid has small brown knob on top. Both body and lid have two bird figures and two other designs on them (basket: birds ?; lid: plants ?). Orange and brownish-purple bands encircle the basket and lid above and below the designs. Thin bands of red and dark purple on bottom edge. Bottom has square weave design in centre, which may be made of root material.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark ?, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/111 a-b

Round Nuu-chah-nulth basket with lid. Two bark bands overstitched around the top. Basket is woven with three coloured bands. Designs of two boats, one whale and one hat on basket. Bottom has woven square in centre, surrounded by three circles. Lid has small round handle at top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass ? and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark1760/4

Bundle of cedar bark secured twice around the centre with two segments of twine.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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