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DrumC1055

Carved wood drum, cylindrical in shape with a slight flare at the bottom edge. The wood has a reddish finish with three vertical ribs and a rounded handle at one side, in the middle. The handle ends with bird heads and the two other ribs have strips of leaf threaded through holes. Reptile skin is resting on the top of the drum; binding is missing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, reptile skin and palm leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC962

Cube-shaped; black, brown and white check pattern. Small checks in horizontal bands; large checks, vertically; handle in small checks on top surface.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC963

A flat plain woven basket with a rectangular shape. The design consists of three diagonal bands of dark green leaves on a natural background. Two braided handles, one on either sides.

Culture
Maori
Material
palm leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC25

A small cylindrical basket with a simple open weave design. One horizontal band in red along the upper middle on a natural background. Handle is plaited and woven together.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC26

A circular basket with an open weave design consisting of two horizontal rows, one upper and one lower, of upward pointing triangles around the sides surrounded by horizontal red, orange, and green bands on a natural background. The top has a row of inward pointing triangles all around with the rim having the same colour pattern as the sides. The handle is plaited and woven together.

Culture
Samoan
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC27 a-b

A circular basket (part a) and a lid (part b) woven with a triangle motif pattern. The basket tapers downward at the bottom and has a bail handle, the lid is lipped.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC37

Fan with circular blade composed of woven open coils. Near the outer edge is a band of red and a band of dark brown. The blade is bound to a wooden shaft, oval in cross-section, with bark.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf, wood and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1182

A plain woven square basket with a lid attached throught hand handle which curves over from one side ot the other. The design consists of two horizontal brown bands around the upper middle of the basket with one horizontal brown band around the middle of the sides of the lid on a natural yellow background.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC969

Woven band made from a long strip of palm leaf, with two shades of material inter-woven into a geometric pattern.

Culture
Maori
Material
palm leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC987

Plain woven basket with black and natural colour creating a check design. A wide horizontal black band goes through long vertical natural lines around the middle, with a wide vertical natural band going through long horizontal black lines along the top middle. Two handles are braided in these same colours. Button fastener for top flap.

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