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StopperSf955

A thick, semi-rigid disc of braided and wrapped vegetable fibres.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CordageSf954

An unfinished length of braided cordage made of flattened sun-bleached grass. One end of the sample is folded and the other is a spray of loose ends. Grass is brittle.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BarkNb597

Strips of inner cedar bark wound into a single bundle and bound together by a small strand of cedar bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb3.1320

Bag-like basket which has been folded flat; checker weave bottom; top rim folded over with green string tied on either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb596

Small cylindrical basket with a large open weave band around the mid-section with three bands of darker bark decoration. Top rim is cut blunt.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetEf218

A shadow puppet of transparent cut out leather representing the figure of a male human. Has one large black circular eye, a black moustache, sideburns, and beard. Has a big nose, and a bulging stomach. Wearing a red hat. There is a red, and green sash (?) tied around his neck. Wearing a red, and green lower garment. One hand is holding a pointed object. Has a split bamboo stick up the centre tied in three places. One moveable arm is jointed, and tied with thread at the shoulder, and elbow, the hand to which has a second bamboo stick attached. Dyed black, red, and green.

Culture
South India
Material
goat skin, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Karnataka, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.263

Tight woven button with a grey circle at the centre with an alternating yellow and grey border (one row). This is contained within a red circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating blue and yellow triangles are on the outer border of the button and red on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a blue-grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
paper, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayNa713

Round, watch-spring coiled grass tray with one small loop handle on outer edge. Four dyed geometric designs radiate from centre, roughly cross shaped, in pink and purple. Front appearance is of close even stitches, but the back is irregular.

Culture
Inuit
Material
dye and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.256 a-b

Cylindrical basketry covered bottle (a) with lid (b). Bottom is twined; body and lid are wrapped twined; cedar warp; outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. The body has a design band in various colours with the word 'tobacco' with a heart at each end. Lid has coloured circle in centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original blue, purple, green, yellow and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye, swamp grass and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.255 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat topped lid (b). Bottom has small area of cedar checker work and twining. Body and lid are wrapped twined with a reinforced cedar hoop rim. Outer running weft is grass. The warp and inner running weft are sedge fibre. All the grass is dyed for body and lid with blue background and bands of yellow and pink, and alternating yellow and red birds. Centre of lid is blue with yellow and pink rings and birds.

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