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BasketC38 a-c

Black round woven basket (part a) with a big opening. Woven fibre handle has broken and fallen off in two pieces (parts b-c - see condition).

Culture
Tongan
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WaistbandC39

Four lengths of braided brown cord are braided together to create one heavy piece of rope.

Culture
Tongan
Material
fibre
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC1090

Wooden handle with adze blade inserted into it and bound with fibre rope. The adze has a 7-shape to it with the handle grip tapering to a smaller end.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, plant fibre and stone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC41

A wood piece with a short tapered handle and a round head. A braided rope goes through a hole in the handle.

Culture
Tongan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC45

Intricate geometric designs on tower handle and geometric designs by the string. Tower handle is long and squared in cross section, flaring outward at the bottom. Tower handle has eight windows on each side, totalling thirty-two. Tower handle has twelve small square feet around the bottom edge. Stone head secured by braided string and sharkskin.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shark skin, stone, fibre and wood
Made in
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1180

Skirt composed of braided lengths gathered in three strand groupings each with a tassel at the end that is composed of a large knot and several strands of knotted grass. The braided lengths hang from a knotted waistband with strands of grass cord as ties. The skirt is dyed black.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Pacific Islands
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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NecklaceC975

Two boar's tusks are attached to form a circle. Cut multi-toned pink-orange shells decorated the brown twisted fibre cords. Three hollow nut shell rattles are placed at the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, nutshell, boar tusk and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
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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BasketC989

A plain closed-weave flat basket with a rectangular shape. Design consists of black and natural coloured split leaves forming a checkered pattern. Two braided handles with knotted ends, one on either side.

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