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PaddleA3513

Painted wood paddle with an eagle design in black and red on both sides. Has circle in ovoid eye with a split u above and behind the beak. There is a u form within a split u within a larger u form with three split u's below. Near the tip, there is a split u band.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.612

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root--a small strip of bark runs underneath the rim as reinforcement. Large blue and red beads are affixed around the rim. A handle is made from a thin strip of rawhide strung from one side of the rim to the other.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root, rawhide skin, glass and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.614

Oblong birch bark basket; birch bark is bent and laced into place. A twig splint is overcast with natural and aniline dyed root. The overcast stitch forms a scallop - the colour sequence is as follows: red/purple/wide band of natural/purple/red/purple/wide band of natural/purple. The darker part of the bark is to the outside.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PendantC1177

Pendant in the shape of a stylized female figure (hei tiki) with geometric patterns. The figure's head is tilting to her right. The circular eyes are inlaid with abalone (paua). The figure's right arm is at the waist; the left arm is at the face; legs are crossed. Four holes are bored through the figure, two at the arms and two at the legs. An off-white cord threads through the two arm holes; the cord closes with an bone screw clasp.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, whale bone and silk fibre ?
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1179

Woven flax ? fan with an elongated diamond shaped head with a plaited design. The short oven handle is cylindrical shaped.

Culture
Samoan
Material
flax leaf ?
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1182

A plain woven square basket with a lid attached throught hand handle which curves over from one side ot the other. The design consists of two horizontal brown bands around the upper middle of the basket with one horizontal brown band around the middle of the sides of the lid on a natural yellow background.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC968

Skirt composed of strands of alternating beaten and unbeaten flax stalks forming a horizontal striped pattern where the unbeaten stalks are a light yellow colour, and the beaten segments are a dark brown colour. The stalks hang from a woven waistband dyed dark brown, with off-white triangle and parallelogram designs. Braided ties at ends of waistband.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre, new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC969

Woven band made from a long strip of palm leaf, with two shades of material inter-woven into a geometric pattern.

Culture
Maori
Material
palm leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC987

Plain woven basket with black and natural colour creating a check design. A wide horizontal black band goes through long vertical natural lines around the middle, with a wide vertical natural band going through long horizontal black lines along the top middle. Two handles are braided in these same colours. Button fastener for top flap.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
palm leaf and plastic ?
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC988

A plain closed-weave flat basket with a square shape that flares outward at the top. Two braided handles, one on either side.

Culture
Samoan
Material
leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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