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Tapa Cloth681/1

Large rectangular tapa cloth with handpainted designs in light and dark brown on natural coloured ground. In the centre are ‘X’ motifs, flanked on each side by church-like buildings and surrounded by stars and dots. Towards the ends are forest scenes. Each end has four squares, some containing numbers to show where cuts are made during special ceremonies.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and pigment
Made in
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1176/36

Bag of woven light brown bark(?) strips, with a geometric design in light yellow leaf(?), emphasized with dark grey and orange-brown paint. The bag has two straps on one side.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
bark ?, leaf ? and paint
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe358/6

A wide oval bark canoe with rounded ends, a wood bar across the middle and another wood bar nearer to one end. The rims and sides are stitched together with bark. The inside is smooth, and the outside has a rough bark texture.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1163/1

A woven bag, called saranip in the Ainu language. Vertical pieces of bark stitched with horizontal rows of fibre. There are three sets of red and green x-shaped designs. The long handle is braided.

Culture
Ainu
Material
bark, dye and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz816 a-b

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (a) and lid (b). Parallel wood slat base and lid. Imbricated designs on basket arranged in vertical panel, two on each of the longer sides and one on each end. Designs are bordered in red cherry bark with canary grass background and black cherry bark design elements.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, wood, cherry bark, canary grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketNbz815 a-b

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (a) with lid (b). Basket has trapezoid shaped profile when viewed from the ends. Constructed with parallel wood slats, overcast rim and handles. Handles are formed by creating a loop in the rim at each of the ends. Red cherry bark beading on handles and rim. Chevron shaped designs decorate the surface of the basket in canary grass bordered with black or red cherry bark.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
canary grass, cedar root, wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sewing BasketNbz814 a-b

Cylindrical coiled cedar root basket (a) with lid (b). Parallel wood slat construction on base and lid. Basket completely covered in imbrication: black and red zigzag design on white canary grass background. Beading is present on both the edge of the lid and the base of the basket. Small red and black design elements decorate the lid.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, wood, canary grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poi Ball661/18

Two pink coloured circular paper balls are wrapped in plastic, are gathered at the top, and are tied with fibre cording. Cording connects the two circles, is looped in the centre, and ties in a knot. Each end of the grass cord has a tassel.

Culture
Maori
Material
paper, dye, plastic and grass ?
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth556/1

Tapa cloth with two shades of brown on natural ground. In the centre are eight panels with diagonal lines containing letters. Flanking the centre panels are many blocks containing floral motifs. Both ends have short pairs of diagonal lines and numbers. The cloth is made of several large strips attached together.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlowgunSe161

An extremely long wood pole which tapers slightly. There is an hour-glass shaped wood handle. Bark is coiled around the pole.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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