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FanC464

A basketry woven fan with a deltoid leaf shape. The main geometric design consists of one triple row of alternating orange, purple, and orange curving along each side going from the bottom of one side to the top of the other side. Light brown bark background.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre, palm leaf, wood and bark
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BarkC565

Long strip(s) of bark in a coil.

Culture
Fijian
Material
coconut palm bark
Made in
Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseC893 a-b

Model house in two parts: the base (a) consists of a raised floor made from wooden slats on a frame with four posts, each with a groove in the top, and it is all lashed together with twined plant fibre; the roof (b) is a plain gable roof composed of a wooden frame lashed together with off-white string, covered on the outside with layers of palm leaves, and finished along the peak with palm leaves that have been folded over and are held with thin strips of wood woven through slits in the palm leaves.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC593

Basket with bag-like design: two braided handles, and an oval shape with a slit down the centre top to form the mouth.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC594

A very flexible bag-like basket. Main design consists of three equally spaced horizontal bands in black on a natural background. In between the horizontal bands in black there is a pattern of vertical woven strips creating vertical rectangles along a natural weave of horizontal strips. There is a connecting braided handle going from one side to the other with tassels.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf and hemp fibre
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC595

A small plain woven bag with a rectangular shape. Bag can stand up.

Culture
Massim
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container ?C129

Surface of the nut has been scraped considerably. There is a round opening on one end. Shaped like a small elongated coconut.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
palm nut
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC134

A light brown braided band holding two horizontal rows of white shells strung on fibre cord.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre, palm leaf and shell
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC141 b

Oblong, rounded, brown piece that tapers at both ends. Has an animal head that has circular eyes with geometric patterns. There are fractured lines 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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HatC425

Cone shaped; two narrow strips of leaf, one on each side of hat form a pleated decoration. Woven base and band covered by strips of leaf sewn on with a thin plant fibre and hair cord.

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