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BroomK2.349

Short broom made from a bundle of strips of leaves bound at the top with twined string; binding in colours forms stripes of green and magenta; palm leaves of the broom are woven through the string to form diamond shape. Loop handle attached to binding.

Culture
Mossi
Material
palm leaf, palm fibre and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK2.395 a-b

Pair of long, chain-like ankle rattles made from palm leaf; leaf has been folded and secured to form a series of pyramidal containers with stones inserted. A fibrous twined cord is strung through two sides of each container to create a long chain.

Culture
Mossi
Material
palm leaf and stone
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.217

Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.

Culture
Bamana
Material
metal, palm leaf, leather skin and wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIh207

Dark brown wood, round in cross-section, with the shaft tapered to the butt, and carved from a single piece of wood. Conical point is smooth and carved with one longitudinal row of barbs 18-38 cm. from tip: one very long barb; six pyramidal and one elongated pyramidal barb; four pyramidal and one smaller elongated barb. Has six grooves, creating five upraised horizontal bands across the front. Three braided rattan sleeves each 7 cm. wide are 43-45.5 cm. from the tip.

Culture
Fijian
Material
rattan and palm wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1060/84

Skirt made of brown grasses with painted palm leaves. The grass is woven into a thick fibre band along the top of the skirt. Also woven into the band are palm leaves decoratively cut and painted red, orange and brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre, palm leaf, grass and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB99

The basket is a cylinder shape with four branches lashed to the sides and another branch forming the base. There are several bands of black, red and the natural brown fibre near the rim and a black, red and natural diamond pattern in the middle of the basket. There is two rows of brown stitching as well as parallel vertical stitching on the rim. Bark strips are tied to two of the side branches and to the base, creating straps.

Culture
Saduans
Material
rattan, bark, root and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1229 c

Bag woven from off-white and grey-brown palm leaf and red-brown bark to form geometric designs. Several fringes along top edge with two woven loop handles.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering BasketIb452

Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 9.5 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, arched lines around skin ? panels, alternating upward pointing triangular leaves and geometric beadwork shapes, alternating red sequins with metallic x coils as well as white cross beadwork, zig zag, x's, zig zag with metallic coiling, and alternating vertical lines and metallic coils at the centre. Upper beadwork is 3.5 cm. with a pattern of reflective ? skin ? panels outlined by white beads, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf, glass, fibre, skin ? and metal ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering BasketIb450

Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 8 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, double vertical lines with a metallic band underneath, w's, w's, x's, alternating gold- and silver-coloured sequins outlined by white beads, x's, and alternating vertical lines and metallic coils at the centre. Upper beadwork is 2 cm. with a pattern of double vertical lines with a metallic band underneath, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.

Culture
Balinese
Material
glass, fibre, palm leaf and metal ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering BasketIb448

Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 7.7 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, vertical lines, x's with red fabric underneath, x's, x's with green underneath, ,and vertical lines at the centre. Upper beadwork is 2.5 cm. with a pattern of alternating red, green, and gold-coloured sequins outlined by white beads around the sides and the top, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf, glass and fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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