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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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Gambling Game PiecesA3589 a-b

Two pieces (parts a-b) of a cylindrical shape filled with wood while the outside is glued with hide around the centre.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
skin, wood and bone ?
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA8136 a-b

Drum (a) and drumstick (b). Hide stretched over a circular wooden frame with four lengths of wire meeting at the centre back, bound with cloth. Stick has cloth covered head; handle is wrapped with leather and cord.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Pacheenaht
Material
skin, metal, fibre and wood
Made in
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8099

Painted grouse headdress with an attached protruding beak and a large opening under the beak. To either side of the opening are four carved sections, painted green, brown, white and red. The cheek area is green with three half circles along each side. The beak is brown. The eyes are white with round black centres and the area surrounding the eyes is red with a line of white dots. Two black arches extend over the eyes. There is a white band with red half circles and black dots at the top. Twigs visible above the headdress are attached to the back of the mask with fibre and wire. (Similar to A8100).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffA8077

Carved wooden staff decorated with two figures. Lower figure is the angularly carved face of an old man with a full moustache and long beard, which curls three times around the stick. Amongst the beard curls are carved a mouse and a fly. The upper figure is a standing naked man holding a staff in front. Some carved sections are darkened for contrast. The entire stick is heavily shellacked.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA8061

Light brown wood dish in the form of a flounder and inlaid with turquoise beads. The pupil of the eyes are beads surrounded by a carved circle in tapering oval. The open mouth shows eight bead teeth. The tail has two beads in a vertical line along the top. There are back fins, one at either side of the tail. There are twenty-one beads around the rim. Sixteen beads form a cross within the bowl.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and glass
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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