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FanC1461

Hatchet-shaped woven fan with a red-finished handle. Handle has a small red bulbous shape at the bottom end with a knob. Fan has a small section of open work near the middle.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian ?
Material
wood, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House PostC1474 a-b

Two long flat rectangular wood pieces. Spiral designs in high relief on the front side of each only, mirror side-by-side to one another. Both painted red. One piece (part a) is slightly shorter and thinner, and flares at a diagonal angle upward to its left corner where it meets with the other piece (part b) which is slightly taller and wider, and flares at a diagonal angle upward to its right corner where it meets with the first piece.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood and paint
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD2.82 a-e

A set of arrows with wooden shafts, a metal point (copper, iron, or steel) and three half feathers on each. Red and blue painting on wood shafts attached with gut.

Culture
Iowa
Material
sour gum wood ?, hawk feather ?, steel metal, copper metal, iron metal, paint and sinew ?
Made in
Oklahoma, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD2.83 a-g

A set of arrows with wood shafts, a metal steel point. and three split feathers on each end attached with gut. All the shafts are incised with curving lines along the length and have red and green paint near the feathered ends. Well made metal points.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, feather, steel metal and paint
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1254

The cloth is narrow and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow border along the edges decorated with bunches of four black lines. Inside the borders are many square and rectangular panels repeated in a regular pattern. One panel is five red starbursts on a natural coloured background surrounded by red triangles. The next panel is three thin vertical bands of black and natural coloured triangles and other geometric designs. The next panel is natural coloured flowers on a red background. Another panel is a natural coloured bouquet with a bow on a red background. The cloth is made of two narrow pieces of cloth joined together in the centre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1256

Long narrow decorated tapa (masi) with stamped designs in black and brown. The centre band is dark brown with a white leaf motif, flanked by black borders with a white fork motif. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1257

The cloth is narrow and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow black border along the edges with natural coloured elongated 'X's. Inside the borders a stamped design is repeated. The design shows a natural coloured leaf in a red triangle next to an inverted step triangle with a black sunburst in the centre. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together and painted on one side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1258

Long narrow tapa (masi) with painted designs in black and brown on natural ground. There are four bands of brown triangles along the sides. Between the bands and in the centre panel are black floral motifs. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1279

The cloth is rectangular with an elaborate border and black and white geometric panels. The outside border has three parts. The first part, closest to the edges, is a solid black line. The second part is a red line containing natural coloured sunbursts. The third part is made up of three lines, two black lines and one white. The geometric panels are made up of black and white designs including chevrons, diamonds, squares and diagonal lines. Two sides have a cut fringe.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1282

Hatchet-shaped woven fan with a red and black handle. Handle has a large red bulbous shape at the bottom end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood, palm leaf and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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