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ArrowIe306

An arrow shaft, 83 cm. long, made of a variety of pitpit (sword grass). The shaft is light brown with black coating. The fore-shaft is a flat length of black palm wood, 10.5 cm. long, bound to the shaft with a sleeve of woven rattan 1.5 cm. wide and to the point with a band of bark cord 11 cm. wide. The fore-shaft is also bound with a band of woven rattan less than 1 cm. wide. The bark cord band is coated with red ochre and has a rough stripe of grey clay on each side. The long point is of solid bone, 17 cm. long, also coated with a black substance.

Culture
Kewa
Material
fibre, rattan, ochre pigment, black palm wood, bark and bone
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg32

Rectangular woven grass mat of fine regular weave. In the centre is a diamond motif flanked by bands of dark red, pink, yellow, green and orange. The weaving threads are tied off at one end.

Culture
Tamil
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whaler's HatNb11.336

Conical hat (no liner) with knob at crown; wrapped twine cedar warp over 3-corner grass horizontal weft; inner weft of swamp grass. Purple-black dyed cedar decoration with three rows of checkerboard at bottom (rows 3-5). On main brim of hat are two horizontal bands with a whaler, holding a harpoon, standing in a canoe with a whale to the right. Above each canoe is a line with three diagonal spurs along top of line and at widest point of knob are three checkerboard rows. Twining varies in element size with wider elements in four rows around centre, at brim, below meander and on knob. Inside is cedar slat head band with evenly spaced, wide, vertical grass supports worked into the basketry at top of band and ending in two rows of twine at bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar root, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeNi52

Simply shaped clay bowl and shank with narrow bamboo stem inserted into clay shank.

Culture
Huichol
Material
bamboo grass and clay
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg58

Rectangular grass mat of superfine regular weave. The mat is natural-coloured with several bands of dark red, orange and green at both ends. One end is stamped: ‘120 count' and the other 'fine mat society’. There are red tassels in each corner.

Culture
Tamil
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg57

Rectangular grass mat of fine regular weave. The mat is natural-coloured with bands of dark red, orange and green at both ends. Also at both ends is a wide band with green geometric motifs flanked by dark red bands.

Culture
Tamil
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNi82

Two part arrow. First part is bamboo with a notch at one end, painted red band and line design, three feathers bound at top and bottom over painted design. Second part is wood, fitted and bound with fibre to bamboo, narrows to blunt point.

Culture
Huichol
Material
feather, wood, bamboo grass, paint and fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowIe304

An arrow shaft, 88 cm. long, made of a variety of pitpit (sword grass). Light brown near the fore-shaft is darkening to black at the butt due to a black coating. The fore-shaft of black palm wood, 18 cm. long, is inserted into the shaft and bound with a woven sleeve of rattan 1.5 cm. wide. The fore-shaft is incised with dots and zigzag lines. The long point is made of solid bone, protruding 6.5 cm. beyond the fore-shaft and bound to it with a band of bark cord 10 cm. wide and a sleeve of woven rattan 1.5 cm. wide coated with red and yellow ? ochre.

Culture
Kewa
Material
rattan, bone, grass, black palm wood, resin, ochre pigment and bark
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNi81

Two part arrow. First part is bamboo with notch at one end, two red and one blue painted line, bordered at top and bottom by three blue bands, three feathers bound at top and bottom with thread are over painted design. Second is wood, fitted and bound with thread to bamboo, narrows to blunt point.

Culture
Huichol
Material
fibre, feather, paint, wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatEg59

Small woven korai grass mat of superfine regular weave. Widthwise bands of maroon, black and natural at ends of mat. Undyed, natural-coloured centre.

Culture
Tamil
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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