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BasketNd635

Coiled basket with fine stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; overcast rim; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of horizontally connected diamond shapes; animal figures staggered with hourglass shapes; connected diamonds; discrete triangles; sets of vertical stripes around rim; all in red on bullrush ground; bullrush beading rim. One rope tie and two rawhide ties. Bird quill on rim. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bird quill, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin, fibre, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd632

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast; fully imbricated. The design consists of alternating vertical stripes of eight triangles and a zigzag; horizontal zigzag around rim; dark and light bird quill on rim. Five rawhide ties. Colours: red, tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, bird quill, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd644 a-f

Coiled basket (parts a-f) with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; partially imbricated. The design consists of geometric shapes (two per side, one per end); two rows of discrete triangles in red on plain ground; rim is beaded. Parts b-d are square shaped sections of a bended branch that wrapped around the top of the basket. There are two rawhide ties (parts e-f) that used to attach to the outside.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, cedar wood, fibre, rawhide skin and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd613

Red and tan coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel split base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of discrete vertical, triangular patterns and a checkerboard zigzags around rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Four string ties attached to a branch that encircles the basket and held on by twine.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, fibre, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffA7963 a-b

Wooden staff (a) decorated with brass tacks, which spiral up the staff, and an ivory charm (b) in the shape of a fish.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
brass metal, wood, ivory and lacquer ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Printing BlockC6

Rectangular tapa board, or print block, for creating siapo (tapa cloth). Rectangular, dark brown wooden board covered in geometric patterns. The designs include squares of parallel lines and crescents in a grid formation. The patterns are made from twigs sewn onto bark, then covered with black resin?

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre, bark, wood and resin ?
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC9

A long cylindrical wood club which tapers downward toward the middle. Bands of braid and cord are twisted around the club. The end is weighted with lead. Flat v-shaped knob at the end of the handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
lead metal, wood, jute fibre and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC11

Sword-shaped wood club with three high ridges at the junction of the club and the handle. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point. Horizontal geometric zigzag bands decorate the club with one band near the three high ridges, one band near the middle of the blade-like section and two bands near the top.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC12

Rounded plain wood handle. The shaft and the head are lozenge- shaped in cross section. The head and shaft are decorated with zigzag and tooth patterns in rows. The top is flat. There is a flat triangular feature with a hole at the centre on the handle end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC13

Straight cylindrical wood handle with a flattened "blade" that has a long row of fourteen teeth and a hook at the end. Bands of geometric designs are emphasized with white pigment.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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