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OrnamentEf478

Ornament composed of pieces of orange and off-white cut cork pith, which have been shaped into flowers and flower buds and attached to a piece of wire bent into an oval shape and open at the ends. Interspersed with some pieces of thin and flat tinsel-like metal.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
plant fibre, dye and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB756 a-b

Basket (a) that has a wide, open weaving technique of horizontal plant leaves and vertical bamboo on the sides, a smaller weave of only bamboo at the bottom, and a very tight weave of bamboo strips at the top. An insert (b) of woven bamboo sits inside the bottom of the basket. There are two plant fibre tassels attached to the sides of the basket, and four that hang from the bottom of the basket. A design of vertical lines has been burnt into the border as well as the top row of the wide open weaving section. A monkey skull has been affixed to one side of the basket with its nose facing the bottom of the basket, and it has been painted white underneath the eye sockets. There are two loops on the reverse side, and one on the inside of the basket, likely for attaching straps.

Culture
Naga ?
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass, bone, paint and leaf
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC606

A plain handle which tapers to a square finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC722 a-c

Carved model of a canoe (part a) with one attached outrigger and two carved paddles (parts b-c). The canoe (part a) has a basketry woven triangular sail. At the bottom of the mast, there is a square board perpendicular to it at the top of the canoe (part a), from which square board five horizontal cylindrical beams attach to the outrigger with the three larger beams. One paddle (part b) is long with a knob at the end of the handle. The other paddle (part c) has a cordate shape with a thin handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, plant fibre and leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1448/2

Basket with overall oval shape at rim and sides that curve outwards slightly. Base is smaller than rim. Two long, braided handles strung through the basket near the base on one side, and near the rim on the other side. One braid runs across the inside bottom, emerges on the outside on either end, is strung back through to the inside and back out again, each end finishing in a knot.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beer StrainerK5.31

Strainer woven from plant fibre with an unfinished opening at the top and tapering towards the base where the weaving has been gathered and tied with plant fibre twine.

Culture
South African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense1521/16 a-g

Seven incense sticks with red wood handles and yellow incense.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, dye and plant fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whisk1060/69

A long cylindrical skin handle with circular protrusions all around that have some plant fibre weaving decoration. The top end of the handle has a looped skin band painted with red dots connected by a brown zig zag line. The bottom end of the handle flares out with skin strands from which grey hair flows down.

Culture
West African
Material
ink, hair, skin, plant fibre, paint and paper
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1001/2

A brown mask with fused dark brown upraised eyebrows, semi-oval cut out eyes with hooded eyelids, a curved nose with the nostrils cut out, and an open cut out mouth outlined with zigzags on the lips. The ears are circular knobs, and the cheeks are carved with a horizontal rectangular design. The headdress is made with plant fibre and leaf covered with dark brown and red fabric with a pony-tail at the top.

Culture
Pende
Material
wood, plant fibre, leaf and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Milk Container1393/1

A tall jug with a rounded bottom which tapers upward and has a flared base. The lid has a cylindrical stem which flared outward and downward and has capped overtop. The top of the lid has white, light blue, and orange beads at the centre with circular rows of blue, white and dark blue, and red beads. The sides of the lid are decorated with cowrie shells and horizontal rows of red, and white and dark blue beads. The lid is held in place with a band of skin decorated with cowrie shells. The jug is decorated with vertical rows of cowrie shells on bands of skin. The whole object is woven.

Culture
Oromo
Material
wood ?, plant fibre, skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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