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BasketA7189 a-b

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Base is mixed twined weaving (plain twined weaving alternating with wicker weave). Sides and lid are plain twined weaving with three strand false embroidered design. Central design of outlined "I" shapes in bright purple, bordered by bands of weaving with staggered black and natural weft strands. Lid (part b) has a similar design and a button-like knob on top.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
aniline dye, spruce root, grass and maidenhair fern stem
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand1600/2

A tall light brown stick with a fibre fan attached by coiled stem at one end which curves.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, stem and leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: MatSf1046

Rectangular mat made from mottled yellow and brown tube-like sections of stem (?) laid side-by-side and lashed together with a cord of twined grass (?). Mat is rolled up, with a coiled length of twined cord tied at one side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass ? or stem ?
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7208 a-b

Woven basket with a spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is a mixed twined weave (alternate plain twined weave and wicker weave). Sides and lid have a plain twined weave with an embroidered decoration. Design is a central band of false embroidered diamonds in bright pink bordered by bands of black weft strands. Design on lid is similar, but also has an additional band of pink on the edge of the knob-like handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, maidenhair fern stem, aniline dye and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowIc1 a-b

Long brown wood bow (part a) with a 'string' (part b) made of a stem ? tied at each end with braided cord.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YokeEdz1213

Yoke made from a v-shaped piece of wood attached via cords at each end to a wooden crossbar with an iron hook in its centre. A length of red cord and coiled plant stem (?) are also attached to the v-shaped piece.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, fibre, iron metal, dye, stem ?, rattan and nylon fibre ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNc1 a-b

A short cylindrical basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Design consists of alternating diagonal green and purple squares pattern. Horizontal purple row above and below. Lid (part b) has four square bands in central circle at top.

Culture
California
Material
stem ? and dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseEf231

Oval-shaped purse with arched handle and oval-shaped lid. Body of purse is made of five thick stem(?) coils. Coils are wrapped with thick strips of grass(?). Two of the coils are wrapped with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). They are separated by two naturally coloured thick stem(?) coils. The lid is attached by a loop to one side of the handle and is composed of three thick coils with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The handle is composed of one thick coil with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The lid has a small loop to one side that latches on to a grass(?) piece that is attached to the body of the purse.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
grass ? or stem ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1523/1 a-b

Large basket base (a) and lid (b) made from coiled stem woven together with natural and dyed grass. The base widens in diameter towards the curved shoulder where it then narrows slightly towards the rim, and it has a band of triangles in brown and black at the shoulder and base with a band of light brown rectangles between them. There are two handles at the shoulder. The lid is conical with a short cylindrical handle at the top centre and a lip that fits inside the rim of the base.

Culture
Tongan
Material
stem, grass ? and dye
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plant Material998/17

Dried wild sage, leaves and branches--some loose.

Culture
Dunne-Za
Material
plant, leaf and stem
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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