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SpearC1582

Plain shaft with the end bound. Long hardwood point set in reed shaft. The long point is painted black. The end of the shaft is wrapped with fibre in a wide round bundle.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Long ArrowC1363

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is wrapped with fibre. The point is ornately carved with many barbs. The design is emphasized with red and white pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1364

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has fragments of a woven sleeve. The point is dark wood elaborately carved and multi-barbed. There is a sleeve of bird skin and feathers wrapped around the middle of the point dividing the elaborately carved portion of the point from the multi-barbed tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre ?, wood, bird skin and feather
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH2.76 a-b

Square shaped basket (parts a-b) consisting of two square pieces that fit together. The exterior (part a) has a herringbone weave with elaborate geometric maze patterns in black and brown. The rim is reinforced with a splint. Part b has an elaborate weave but is not dyed. Plain string handle attached to part b.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
dye, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH2.77

Woven basket consisting of two rectangular pieces, one fitting inside the other. The bottom rims are reinforced with grass and tied with dark sections of bark. The two parts are fastened with cotton twine.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre, stem ?, grass and bark
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH2.79

Woven basket consisting of two rectangular pieces, one fitting inside the other. Each is woven in a herringbone pattern and has dark brown edges. The two sections are fastened together with a twisted, tasseled cord.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
cotton fibre, stem ? and bark ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manioc StrainerH2.86

Tubular, lozenge-like vessel woven from thin strips of black and undyed stem (?). One end of the vessel is open, with a woven loop protruding from one side of the rim, while the other end is closed and has a loop bound with twined cord protruding from it.

Culture
Guyanese
Material
dye, stem ?, grass ? and fibre
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WaistbandC360

Four pieces of split cane joined by twisted fibre string is formed into a circle and tied with string. Two sections of black and yellow weaving in geometric pattern.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleH1.320 a-b

Spindle (parts a-b) consisting of a cylindrical wooden shaft (part a) with pointed ends. Positioned near the top end is a disc-shaped whorl (part b) which is roughly circular with indenting sides.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentAf326

Raft-like group of cane sections with fourteen split cane strings wrapped with split cane and resin. The back has a woven panel of eleven bands.

Culture
Igbo
Material
palm leaf, wood and stem ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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