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TrapIa29

Tall, square-bottomed, jar-like basket. Rigid structure, square at the bottom with tall rectangular shaped body. Shoulders slope inwards to cylindrical neck which extends upwards approximately. 8 cm. Body is composed of vertical slats placed in parallel order around the structure. Slats measure 1.5 cm. in width and are placed approximately. 0.3 cm. apart. Slats are twined together at base, center and shoulders of body. They taper at shoulders and continue to lip of neck. Lip is finished with a herring bone stitch called 'iyugu'. Base is supported with rattan foot ring.

Culture
Tagalog
Material
bamboo grass ? or rattan ?
Made in
Lucena, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAa13 a-b

Basket (part a) of truncated conical shape with a knobbed lid (part b). Coiled body of basket overlaid with vertical strips of yellow, and brown reed. Mid-section of basket is divided into three by narrow bands of reed. The lid is light brown reed with dark brown reed incorporated in the knob at the top. Each end of the narrow leather handle has been pulled through top of basket and knotted on the inside. The basket contains a number of loose small white beads.

Culture
Southern African
Material
reed grass and leather skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA5124

Tan basket made with interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction, double-strand braided loop-work border, and imbrication. Total imbrication. Design consists of four horizontal rows of "half-pyramid" forms that alternate in rows in red and in black cherry bark, all against a bullrush background with two rows of red imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC627 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The cylindrical coiled stopper (part b) has a woven cover of clock-wise pointing arrows on an open work weave. The rim of the stopper is a yellow, and brown checkered pattern.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
gourd fruit, wood and grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltC629

A wide flat circularly coiled bark belt that has elaborate linear geometric designs filled with white clay. Fibre cords are looped through holes at one end and near the middle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC638

Club with a cylindrical handle that tapers to a rounded point and a black stone disc head that sits between plant fibre (?) or bark (?) bands on the shaft.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre ?, stone, wood, bark ? and metal
Made in
Sogeri, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC639

Club with a tapering handle that comes to a point at the base and a disc-shaped black stone head mounted on a band of woven plant fibre or bark (?) with a narrower piece of wood protruding from the top, which is ornamented with orange-brown, grey and red feathers attached via twined plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, plant fibre, stone, wood and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa46

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and stain ?
Made in
Zambales, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa45

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass, rattan and stain ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa43

Semi-spherical hat plaited over a supporting frame of sewn palm leaves. Outer rim is of coloured split bamboo. The exterior has a geometric design that consists of four panels that each have a central three side-by-side dark and light brown diamond shape pattern to create a light brown w-line with a checker-like pattern above and a light brown zig zag line with a varied pattern below. The inner surface of palm is plaited in an open pattern. Pith knob on top of the hat is in the form of an irregular cylinder. A chain of braided bamboo is attached to opposite sides of the rim.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Jolo Island, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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