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Rope2704/25 a-b

Woven ropes for climbing trees (part a-b). One end has a circular band attached to the rope. The other end thins to single strands.

Culture
West African
Material
stem ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB458

Conical woven hat that has three equally spaced, vertical bands of green, blue, and natural geometric borders with flowers in the three triangular panels around the lower portion. The beaded flowers have two with six green petals outlined by red with a multiple green leaves metallic coiling stem base while a multiple black leaves metallic coiling stem emanates from above with a red bud at either top end. The rim is green with red string and diagonal red beaded lines around the lower portion. Metallic coillng loops are at the top surrounded by radiating green bead lines. Lined with purple, yellow, and white printed lining.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
stem ?, cotton fibre, metal, fibre and glass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB84

Basketry woven hat that has a cone shape. Spiral and geometric designs in natural colour and red. Black trim around the double rim with four equally spaced vertical extensions along the sides of the hat connecting at the top centre to a dome-like shape. Has a strap inside that goes from one side to the other.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
stem ? and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.246 a-s

Woven rectangular quiver (part a) with eighteen arrows (parts b-s). Quiver: light and dark cane woven together. Arrows: rattan (?) shafts with incised designs and long metal points attached at the head (parts b-f); rattan (?) shafts with incised designs, leather fletchings and variously shaped metal arrowheads (parts g-s); five shaft-headed arrows for birds, others for larger animals.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal, leather skin, stem ? and rattan ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC318

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 red-brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, stem ? and bone
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flower HolderN2.476

Tall holder made from a section of bamboo stalk with one end split into strips and the strips evenly separated by stem that has been wound in between the strips as well as around a bamboo ring that supports the mouth shape from the inside. There is also a length of stem wrapped around three strips to form a triangular shape inside the top, and a loop on the outside. Another length of stem is wrapped twice around the base and tied in a knot. The holder is stained reddish-brown.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, stem ? and stain
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC303

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes with a wide, diamond-shaped nose), and a fibre ball. The dark brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, fibre, stem ? and bone
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1069

Chipped blade set in wood which is set in a cane shaft. Geometric designs outlined with string and accented with small discs (seeds or bones). Obsidian blade is a triangle in cross section and is flat along one edge while curving inward to create a point along the other edge. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: white diamond shapes surrounded by red; and three sets of four small discs along sets of red or white diamond shapes surrounded by black.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
resin, wood, plant fibre, stem ?, obsidian stone, seed ? and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC650

Chipped obsidian blade set in wood, then in cane shaft. Geometric designs outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade is a bending triangle in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: red, white, and black triangles and diamond shapes; and eight seeds, along each and in between each white diamond shape surrounded by red.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, seed, stem ?, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt988/12

Skirt composed of a dyed pink stem fringe in two lengths knotted to a plant fibre twine at the waist.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem and dye
Made in
Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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