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Rope973/16 b

Partly burnt wick (?) for lamp (part a)

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1346/1

Rectangular corn husk carrying bag. Made of twisted plant fibres woven into black and red diamond patterns.

Culture
Nez Perce ?
Material
plant fibre ? and dye
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1404/32

Hat with overall bell shape and strips of stem woven over lengths of plant stem at the top of the crown. The flared brim is composed of strips of plant stem coiled around lenths of plant stem secured in rows with thin strips of plant stem that run vertically down the sides of the brim. One short segment of the brim edge is indented slightly by one and a half rows. The edge of the brim is finished with braided strips of stem. Twined plant fibre strap inside.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
stem ? and plant fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1404/31

A knotted mesh plant fibre bag with rope cording.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure938/4

Standing masked figure wearing a long, conical mask. The figure has a thick twine-like fringe around the neck and wears a long two-tiered fringe skirt. The main body is stuffed and covered in crocheted pink, blue, and white alternating stripes. Head and hat are painted black, with white ellipses for the mouth and eyes, and white and brown crisscrossing patterns on the hat--hat has a tasseled string dangling from the point. The figure is mounted on a flat, square wooden base.

Culture
Mbunda
Material
plant fibre, paint, wood, metal and dye
Made in
Angola ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket680/6

Tall, brown woven basket that flares slightly outwards from the base. Basket has a square base, a circular top and four carved wooden supports up the sides.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIe478 a-b

Clay pot (part a) with a grass ring stand (part b). The pot has a long narrow bottom with a bulbous middle that tapers into the neck that has a flared rim opening. On the side of the neck is a face decoration in relief with inset eyes surrounded by large, protruding cheek-like structures. Around the head is band of small ovals; below is a band of large, outlined ovals with many small ovals in the middle. The pot is covered in ochre while the face has traces of black pigment. The fibre ring (part b) consists of numerous pieces wrapped and knotted on the outside edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
clay, plant fibre ?, ochre pigment and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom1097/1

Loom formed out of a narrow stick that is bent around to cross itself; overall teardrop shape; a cord is strund across the inside near the narrow end. The loom has a partially finished weaving on it with warp strands strung from the cord over the round end and back down to the cord again; completed weaving on about a quarter of the length on both sides; small sticks are woven through the other end for about a third of the length as guides for weaving fibres.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat1096/2

Plain mat of parallel light brown tule reeds. Black wool and red twine woven into side bindings. Double layer of weaving. Woven strips attached to both ends with braided trim.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
tule grass, wool fibre and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron1243/7 b

The apron has a natural coloured, loose fibre front and a half circle plastic backing. The fibre strands are knotted onto two twisted fibre bands. The top of the blue-gray plastic is folded and sewn down over one fibre band, creating long ties at both sides. The other fibre band is sewn to the curved bottom of the plastic backing, also creating long ties at both sides.

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