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BasketC1488

A boat-shaped basket that forms a star at the centre.

Culture
Samoan
Material
cycas palm leaf and rattan
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1489

Covered rectangular basket with two bail handles. Basketry is coil work and lid is a flap that comes from one of the long sides; handles are also lengthways. A round knob is on the front face.

Culture
Oceania
Material
palm leaf ? or grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC415

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-two teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of multiple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, jute fibre, hair, palm leaf and shark tooth
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatC1756

The mat is made from long strips of leaf, arranged in a double layer and sewn along all four edges.

Culture
Oceania
Material
leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2642/3

Shield with coiled pieces of cane-like grass bound with horizontal lashings. Both ends come to a point, and one end is slightly narrower than the other. There are geometric designs in black on the front and back of the shield. There is a handle attached to the reverse side of the shield.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
leaf ?, grass and rattan
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.9 a-b

Circular, flat bottomed woven basket (part a) with a flared top lip and a flat lid (part b)--lid has a central knob. Basket sides bulge towards the centre, creating a short, rounded shape. Ringing the centre of the basket and the lid is repeated diamond pattern woven with green, red, purple and yellow palm leaf. Basket and lid are sewn with diagonal lines of white thread.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
grass, cotton fibre, palm leaf and dye
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1449 a-b

Plain woven basket (part a) and lid (part b), and having a rectangular shape. Some triangle motif decoration on the top of the lid (part b) consisting of two triangles at the centre pointing outward to the short ends with a double row of outward pointing triangles along the top perimeter.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.62

Bowl-shaped plaque with braided rim. Swirled ("whirlwind") design composed of parallel lines of brown rectangles that taper towards the centre.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.33 a-b

Two-tone brown rectangular woven basket with a twill pattern (part a)--basket has a matching, flat, fitted lid (part b).

Culture
Chitimacha
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Louisiana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD4.76

Tray-shaped; design of four birds with heads toward the center. Has grass bundle foundation with weft of yucca.

Culture
Hopi: 2nd Mesa
Material
grass, yucca leaf, dye and fibre
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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