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BlowgunB135

Blowgun with plain shaft that is covered at the open end with red cane that has been wrapped around the shaft and is interrupted by two bands of woven grass? as well as a strand of dark brown braided hair that has been wrapped and tied around the shaft. Two other thick bands of woven grass ? have come loose from the shaft. The mouthpiece is hemispherical.

Culture
Malay
Material
wood, hair, stem ? and grass ?
Made in
Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB134

Base of basket is square and top is round and flaring. Pattern consists of alternating bands of black and tan. Cane woven around frame.

Culture
Malay ?
Material
stem ?, wood, palm leaf and dye
Made in
Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumB133

Percussion instrument. Skin stretched over a turned, dark brown wooden base. The round base has a hollow, upward flaring, shape. Discs of shim brass at edges, to create more sounds. Skin is edged with tape and nailed.

Culture
Malay
Material
wood, skin, rattan, adhesive, fibre and brass metal
Made in
Brunei
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA8168

Model dugout canoe. Upswept bow with a protruding prow-piece. Painted black with red, yellow and white stripes along the upper edges of the gunwale.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tseshaht
Material
wood
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8513

Round coiled cedar root tray with handles. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) on splint foundation with slat foundation sides. Separated handles, three strand flat braided border, and imbricated interior and exterior. The interior surface is decorated with a radial pattern that consists of blocks of red and black cherry bark which radiate out from the centre in eight rows (forming three concentric horizontal rows). "V" forms around the edge. Sides scattered beading in thick strips of red and black. The exterior surface has beading that alternates in red and black.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
Yale, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8512

Round tray with two handles; simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and sides with slat foundation. Separated handles and overcast rim with flat braiding under the handles. Partial imbrication on the interior base only. Design is a four-pointed star pattern of black (exterior) and red (interior) cherry bark. There are also four chevron figures in black and red in parallel position to the star.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cedar wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordB500

The sword handle is made from a dark brown wood and the end is carved into two sides between which a leaf emerges. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood tied together with five pieces of rattan.

Culture
Javanese
Material
steel metal ?, brass metal, wood, rattan and horn
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlB498

Round dark brown wood bowl that has an abstract spiral design handle and double-grooved pouring lips.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerB497

Horn handle with a brass ferrule. Thumb piece made of old copper coin. Sheath is in two sections and held together by a brass point and strip and a band of wrapped string. Knife is forged steel.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, brass metal, copper metal, steel metal, fibre and horn
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA4260

Bird shaped dish with recessed bowl. Painted in black and red. Head of bird has black speckles and protruding red tongue. Painted face below bird head.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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