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BasketB447

Picnic basket (part a) style of a natural colour with two bail type handles attached with metal rivets. Has a lid (part b).

Culture
Philippines
Material
stem ?, palm leaf and metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB445 a-b

Rectangular woven basket (part a) with lid (part b). The basket (part a) has a purple and natural-coloured checker pattern along the upper portion while the lower portion has a geometric diagonal line pattern of the same colours. The lid (part b) has a central diamond design on the top with a checker pattern around the sides in purple, black, and natural colour.

Culture
Philippines
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa47 a-b

Lid (part a) and base (part b) are plaited palm fibre in a hexagonal shape. Support frame for the lid and the base are three bamboo sticks crossed at sixty degree angles. Geometrical exterior design is created by overlaid coloured palm fibre. Dark and light brown.

Culture
Philippines
Material
palm fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.175

Square, checkered mat with fringed sides. The checkered pattern is created from natural and dark brown plant fibre. Each small natural coloured square has several brown lines. The squares are woven so that the direction of the brown lines alternates, creating a checkered or woven pattern. There is a fine, long fringe on the two sides. There is a medium-length fringe on one side. There is a very short fringe on the other side.

Culture
West African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.176

Rectangular woven mat with fringed sides. There are two rows of black triangular designs separated by black bands on a natural background. There is a thin, natural and black fringe on both long sides.

Culture
Akela
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC409

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 fifty-three teeth while the shorter sides have twenty-two teeth. A band of triple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorates the wider end of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along the length of the toothed portion.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, palm leaf, hair, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC413

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 thirty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of single 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, fibre, shark tooth, hair and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIg413 a-g

A large deep brown wood mask (part a). The circular brown wood pupil of the eyes are outlined with a black swirl and surrounded by a piece of white shell for the sclera of the eye. Along the prominent forehead, there is a horizontal row of eight white shells. Through the large nose, there is a tapering cylindrical white object (part b) that has four black vertical bands around either end. Dangling from the nose, there is a flat circular crescent-shaped shell that has a grey sheen. The tear-drop-shaped ears have a circular ornament on their lobes that is white all around with a sheened shell centre. The prominent rounded wood headdress has a flat white circular disc piece at the centre front with an intricately designed perforated turtle shell piece on top. On top of the headdress, there is a flat triangular brown wood projection decorated with shell inlay in a geometric pattern. A flat crescent-shaped shell (part c) is attached at either back side end of the mask with black cord. The crescent-shaped shell (part c) has a pearl-like sheen and is decorated on the front with a black outline of a bird form at either top end and a dark bird form in the middle with a black outline all around the shell. A dark brown cord (part d) is attached to the crescent-shaped shell (part c) through a flat tear-drop-shaped shell piece that has two holes, a thin brown wood human figure, and a white shell decorated with a vertical line of horizontal fish along the middle front. Six white, brown-black, and orange-brown beaded strands (part e) are attached at either back side end of the mask. A light brown basketry bag (part f) that comes to a point at the bottom has, along its rim, brown braided cord strands that attach to the bottom of the mask with a metal hook (part g).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
kerosene wood, palm leaf ?, egg cowrie shell, black lip shell, gold lip shell, nautilus shell, turtle shell and clam shell
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC141 a

Oblong, rounded, brown piece that tapers at both ends. Has an animal head that has circular eyes with geometric patterns. There is a thin band around the 'waistline' separating the geometric designs on the head from the rest of the plain body. White clay emphasizes designs.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay and palm nut
Made in
Orokolo, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC479

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head is pineapple-shaped with a long spike. The head has six horizontal bands of multiple blunt conical protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves are around the neck. The handle is covered with a black and light-coloured woven sleeve. Black finish.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf and wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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