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Cloth1120/2

Raffia cloth square, with pattern of woven squares and abstract 's' shapes, in black, yellow and light brown. Border fringe on four sides, one long edge cut shorter than the others.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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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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Basket1242/5

Rectangular basket with plaited bottom that curves upward to twined walls whose warp it made of the strips of the base. Four dark bands of decoration go around walls; the bands are in groups of two and separate the height into thirds.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark, palm leaf fibre ?, cedar root ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1525/2

Flat, white-yellow, semicircular woven object with a brown shell at centre. Woven material is attached to the shell via fourteen holes bored through the shell's outer edge. Woven material has a long, fringed border.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
puku shell and coconut palm fibre
Made in
Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1525/1

Flat, white-yellow, semicircular woven object with a brown shell at centre. Woven material is attached to the shell via ten holes bored through the shell's outer edge.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
puku shell and coconut palm fibre
Made in
Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandSf1161

Armband for the lower arm, woven so that one end has long warp tassels from end of pattern while the other end is looped with cord running through the length of the warp.

Culture
Mayoruna
Material
palm fibre
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1160 a-b

Loom for making wrist bands (parts a-b) consisting of a piece of branch wood (part a) that is bent and tied into a teardrop shape. It is bound only at the point where the two ends meet. Attached to the loom is a half completed wristlet with two shuttles. Part b is the wood beater or weaving sword, in an elongated diamond shape, made out of very hard wood. One end of beater is a sharp point, the other end is blunt.

Culture
Mayoruna
Material
wood and palm fibre
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth1001/3

Square textured raffia cloth woven in dark yellow and cream diamond pattern with heavy parallel brown and light brown lines between.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1242/2

Rectangular basket with tall straight sides. Sides have two bands of open work triangles formed from one zigzag coil; one band is at bottom of walls and one is at top. Walls are decorated on interior and exterior with regularly spaced flower decorations.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx ?
Material
cedar root ?, palm leaf fibre ? and dye
Made in
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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