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Ornament1067/21

Triangular woven handle fans out towards the end. Thick layers of orange-yellow feathers adorn the end. Handle has several sections of horizontal stitching.

Culture
Wari
Material
plant fibre and feather
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1251/1

Cylindrical brown woven basket with flared centre and raised lip around opening.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
fibre, plant ? and dye
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chain814/5

A long closed chain with links made of plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food Cover1192/2

Conical dome with black, red, yellow and green coloured leaves(?) laid over unpainted leaves(?). Black and red segments along the bottom edge are in elongated triangular shapes, and appear to radiate from the centre tip.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
leaf ?, plant, fibre and paint ?
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff1262/251

Tall, cylindrical, brown wooden staff with the top quarter covered in a dark, resin-like substance. The top quarter is marked off by a band of woven wicker-like material would around the shaft. Above this band is another woven band from which two upwardly curving tusks emerge on opposite sides. Directly above the tusks the top of the staff splits into a trident-like shape, each "prong" a carved humanoid figure in a sitting position.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, tusk, plant and resin ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1234/1

A light brown coloured fan woven out of plant fibres. The bottom of the fan curves around to a point at both sides and then curves up to a point at the top. Half of the fan is concave, and the other half of the fan is convex. The design is that of a darker black plant fibre having eight side-by-side rows emanating at a curve from the embedded handle point. The handle is wrapped around with an orange-brown braided plant fibre rope.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt988/11

Skirt composed of two sections of sago palm leaf strips, the wider section is slightly shorter in length, both bound to a waistband composed of several lengths of string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wig988/10

Wig of black, curly human hair, sprinkled with yellow powder, stretched out on wooden sticks. Wig is oval in shape and has a broad, flat top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
human hair, wood and plant
Made in
Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand973/4 a

Long tubular stick with brown fibre tassel. There are horizontal bands of geometric designs in alternating colours of brown, yellow, and black.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, plant fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt704/80

Short purple grass skirt. The grasses are knotted around a cord, hanging down to create the skirt. The cord continues past the grasses at each end as ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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