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SkirtC620

Grass skirt with a fringe made of numerous thin strips of red sennit and grass knotted onto waistband. There is a small knotted tie on one of the ends.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and sennit fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WigC623

A wig with the hair secured by being knotted into a woven grass cap. Hair is brown with short curls overall.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and human hair
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC911

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear geometric-shaped designs on a natural background above six cane joints. The point consists of three layers of elaborately carved cone-like barbs which are emphasized with white pigment. The very tip of the point is wrapped with a thin strip of cane. The end of the shaft is notched and stained.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, grass and pigment ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC922

A fan that has an elongated deltoid-like leaf shape with rounded sides. Very fine thin bark strips of red, green, and natural-colour are laced through the palm leaf frame.

Culture
Fijian
Material
paper mulberry bark, wood and palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC923

A woven teardrop-shaped fan. The main design is consisting of a row of three vertical dark brown circles along the middle with a dark brown curved row around either side and overlapping with each other near the middle on a light brown background with some open weaving. The handle has a light brown lozenge design on dark brown.

Culture
Fijian
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa52

Trap rises from a circular base, swelling to its greatest diameter at mid-point. There is a band of braided rattan at each end of the trap, this is attached to a strip of bamboo to form the base. At one end the trap is open and at the other it is laced across to form a lattice effect. The sides of the trap are composed of groups of two vertical bamboo slats bound together in three places along the length with rattan.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Bontoc, Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shopping BasketA3421

Tan basket with two coiled handles. Simple interlocking coiled work (some bifurcated stitches at sides). Parallel slat base construction with foot one slat wide. Overcast rim with a looped area to attach handles (cross stitches under loop). Partial imbrication. Isolated figures on the sides and the ends. Sides have a central diamond figure in red/white/black/white/red (centre) with four bilaterally symmetric geometric figures in red and white. Ends have one central figure composed of six chevrons in red with some white filler.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3422

Rounded basket with a flat, circular bottom, lid and two handles. Interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and watch-spring lid construction. Lid has an indented slat flange. Wrapped splint handle on body, and thong ties. Decorated with both beading and imbrication. Lid has beading in two concentric rows (grass and red cherry bark) with imbricated pattern, while the body has a continuous 'wave' pattern which has angular appearance, because of width of stitches (one per slat), interspersed with what looks like small animal figures beaded in red. Double beaded row of grass staggered on bottom row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
canary grass, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3423

Tan basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base foundation, and overcast rim. Rim loops to allow connection of two overcast handles. Decorated with three double rows of beading in black/red cherry bark separated by one undecorated row.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, wood, cedar root and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3426

Small, oval-shaped basket (a) with lid (b). Imagery of whales and multicoloured bands of linear patterning on sides and lid.

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