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Milk Container1047/1 a-b

Tear-drop-shaped skin container with a narrow opening and a protruding looped handled. Container has three flaps of skin attached under the handle. Skin flaps are decorated with two rows of shells and have skin and shell tassels on the end of each flap. Part b is the lid to the container. It is cone-shaped, tapers near the centre and flares out at the top. It is decorated with rows of blue and white, and red beads around the perimeter radiating from the top of the lid. The outer edges of the flared top of the lid have two rows of blue and white beads on either side of a double row of red beads. At the base of the lid is a single row of alternating black and white beads.

Culture
Oromo
Material
skin, cowrie shell, glass, wood ? and plant fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1234/2

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 alternating 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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Armband1206/1

Thin, brown woven circular band with a yellow and red zigzag design woven into it.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot973/9

Short round-bottomed pot with wide, flared neck. Decoration of one incised band on incised of neck; pot is blackened overall. Plant debris in interior.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
clay and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampNa1623 a-c

The lamp (or part a) is black-brown in colour, has a semi-circular shape that is wider in the centre and tapers at each end with an angular underside. The two wicks (or part b and c) are orange in colour, are made of plant fibre? and have brown seed-like centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone and plant fibre ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1187/2

Conical hanging basket made from twisted twine-like strands woven onto a wooden frame. Cord for hanging is black.

Culture
Afghan
Material
plant fibre, wood and fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 b

Triangular sail from model canoe composed of woven leaf supported by two lengths of wood that have been bound to the sail with plant fibre string.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
plant fibre, wood and leaf
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD4.74

Bowl-shaped; from rim: thin line, band of six squares with orange centres and dark slightly rounded outlines, band of six larger squares with same design, thin line ("morning star" pattern?).

Culture
Southwest
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe2596/2

Wooden model canoe with single outrudder. Boat itself is made from a single piece of wood. Wooden slats, three paddles and poles linking to outrudder are made from darker wood. Corded rope-like fibre ties poles to outrudder.

Culture
Tokelauan
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Tokelau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Chest Panel2612/1

Rectangular wooden chest front with black and red painted expansive design. Design is bilaterally symetrical and heavily stylized. Eight sets of holes along left side, with some remnants of rope fibre.

Culture
Nuxalk ?
Material
wood, plant fibre, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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