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BasketH1.187

Rectangular shape basket with a wood frame along the top and thin stripes of grass stiffened with cane splints. The overlaid grass weave creates a horizontal pattern. The top has a flap opening. The right side has remnants of a crescent shaped handle.

Culture
Chimu ?
Material
stem ?, wood and grass
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.19

An oblong gourd fruit container decorated with birds, animals, and a human figure in brown on lighter brown ground. Near the slimmer end is a cane spout or mouthpiece fastened in with resin and orange seeds.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
stem ?, orange seed, resin and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.20

Small spherical brown gourd with a narrow opening at the top--gourd is filled with cotton fibre and has a splint through its bottom.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre and stem ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FloatC251

Stone is secured to cane by woven rattan.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
rattan, stone and stem ?
Made in
Eta, Isabel, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC317

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; yellow-brown plant fibre coiling; and one set of four very long barbs. The point is decorated with swelling bulbous shape with a grooved pattern and yellow and red plant fibre coiling around the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC319

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the five sets of four increasingly longer barbs with brown plant fibre coiling in betweeen. Below this, there is tapering cylindrical shape that has a grooved pattern with red and yellow plant fibre coiling underneath. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
resin, stem ? and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC323

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow plant fibre coiling, underneath which, the wood is black and then there is a plain brown wood pyramid shape that is black around the base. Below this, there is more red and yellow plant fibre coiling with black at the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleH2.68

Dark brown whistle with one finger hole; a large white animal tooth dangles from one end.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
tooth, stem ?, fibre and stain ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manioc StrainerH2.75

Manioc press and strainer. Long, narrow, basketry tube. Woven from thin strips of brown and dark brown stem(?). One end 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
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, stem ? and grass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD4.105

Arrow with hard wood point and plain cane shaft, with a feathered end. Deer sinew wrapped around shaft at arrow end, where feathers are attached, and at butt end.

Culture
Navajo ?
Material
stem ?, deer sinew, feather and wood
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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