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BasketNd627

Coiled basket (part a) with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of discrete animal figures; horizontally connected diamond figures; discrete animal figures; discrete triangular figures; discrete triangular figures (closer together), all in red on bullrush background; base is imbricated in bullrush. Parts b and c are two, semi-circular cedar splints that attached to the basket with a fibre tie (part d). Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, fibre, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd637

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; partially imbricated and partially beaded. The design from the bottom to top: three rows of beading in bullrush; two rows of imbrication in red; vertical red stripes; two rows of red imbrication; eight rows of red beading; two rows of red bordering vertical lines; two rows of beading bordering vertical lines. Six rawhide ties and one twine tie. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar wood, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC52

A deep leaf-shaped dark brown wood bowl with both ends pointed. Narrow notches all around the rim with deep notches on handles. Has rounded bottom. Fibre is knotted through two holes at end pointed end.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
wood
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC19

Straight wooden club flaring slightly from the handle to the rounded end; small knob at handle end.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd614

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design rows, from bottom to top: geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; animal shapes; geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; zigzag pattern along rim. Patterns in dark red on reed background. Two hide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root, reed grass, wood, rawhide skin and water birch bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AmuletC1102

Charm or amulet. Rounded, curving brown wood piece that tapers to a point at both ends. Bilaterally symmetrical patterns on a spade-leaf shape. One side appears to have the inscription 'TUS A 15'. Designs emphasized with lime.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
lime mineral and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1104

Dagger shaped with geometric triangular shell designs set in dark adhesive on both sides.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, shell and adhesive
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC1203

Has two crab claw-like sails, and one outrigger attached to the side by three horizontal cylindrical beams. Canoe is red and black on a natural brown background with a geometric pattern consisting of diagonal lines, vertical lines, diamond shapes, triangles, and chevrons.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleC1204

The apparatus consists of a light yellow-brown wood piece with a y-shape having two perpendicular sticks at either sides near the pointed end. This piece is connected with the fibre to a darker brown thin cylindrical piece that has a flattened rounded knob at one end and a tear-drop shaped knob at the other end with a conical base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1313

Thirteen teeth bound together at one end to form a triangular handle which is painted black. A shell cross has been inlaid in the handle. Some fibre is wrapped around the base of the handle.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, plant fibre, shell and paint
Made in
Ulawa, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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