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BasketD3.152 a-b

Square, brown, woven, pouch-like basket (part a) with rounded edges and a square, hatch-like lid in (part b) its centre. Lid has a woven handle and is tied shut with ribbon laced through two loops, one on the lid and one on the basket. Decorative bands of grass are woven from each of the corners to the edge of the lid.

Culture
Panawahpskek
Material
ash wood ?, grass and fibre
Made in
Maine, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonD3.153

Brown wooden spoon with a straight, rounded handle--a small, protruding ridge that encircles the handle is carved near its end.

Culture
Seneca
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleD3.154

Brown wooden ladle with a decorative, vertical handle carved in the shape of a bird; ladle's bowl and bird handle are shallowly carved with geometric and linear patterning.

Culture
Seneca
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle HandleC234

2 birds face each other on a scroll, black, red and blue-grey.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC236

Staff decorated with long shell rectangles that cover the entire handle. Red fabric covers knob bound with braided rattan at one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre, shell and grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollE157

Male doll with bright costume and carrying a large load on his back. Wearing a red hooded shirt with green on the sleeves and black and white pants. On a board, he is carrying a fibre bag, a fibre stick bundle, and four half nut shells, and a length of fabric. Feet attached to a wooden base.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paper and metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA1737

Dark brown rectangular wooden bowl, with convex sides and an undulating rim. Three sides are lashed together (later reinforced with copper wire); the fourth corner and bottom are nailed. All sides have a distributive design. carved in shallow relief. The rim has operculum shells inlaid evenly all around.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
operculum shell, copper metal and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC252 a-b

Ovoid-shaped, hollowed gourd container (a) and cork-shaped, carved wooden stopper (b). Stopper fits into hole in gourd.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and gourd fruit
Made in
Ugutu, New Georgia, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomH1.194 a-c

A loom (part a-c) with an unfinished woven textile consisting of green birds and geometric shapes detailed with orange, red, purple, dark green and yellow on a green and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, rectangular shaped blocks with triangular indentations at each end (part a). Intertwined in the warp are two bamboo sticks; one cylindrical shaped wooden stick, one flat, rectangular batten with angled, pointed ends (parts c).

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wood, cotton fibre, dye and bamboo grass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six 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 circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

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