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Decorative CordN3.41

A long white cylindrical silk cord that has a form at the centre created into an elaborate knot with five projecting loops. Below the loops, the knots form a cylinder with two side extensions.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathB249

Small wooden sheath wound with brass wire; decorative chain overlay down the centre and bands of braided wire around the top. Protruding wooden tab with a hole near the top..

Culture
Coastal Malay
Material
brass metal and wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8481

Open work coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with open work foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of 4 staggered rows of cross figures in black cherry bark and grass, and red cherry bark and grass. Also, small figures in red cherry bark and grass along foot.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8477

Small round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with a double looped border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design in vertical rows of double diamond shapes in checkered white cat-tail grass (?) with black and red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierB130

Open weave carrier: rectangular frame with braided borders; tie closure up the front; shoulder straps made from palm leaf.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
stem ?, rattan ? and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB495 a-c

Long dagger-like blade (a) and sheath (b). Knife has a right angled wooden handle carved with a filigree rosette; flame-patterned blade. Fine, elaborate plant design on the brass covered wooden sheath; cord with two tassels is attached.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
wood, brass metal, iron metal, fibre, metal and copper metal
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB4

Dark brown, open weave basket with strong vertical ribs, a circular top and a square bottom; four loop handles around the upper rim and a length of flat, braided rope crisscrossing around the sides.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
rattan, bamboo grass ? and palm leaf ?
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierB3

Dark brown hair braided into long strands, which are secured together at each end by leaf.

Culture
Coastal Malay
Material
leaf and hair
Made in
Brunei
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7853

Roughly square, openwork basket with rounded sides that flare from the base. Cedar root warp and weft. Remains of one string and two braided loop handles at three corners near the rim.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ehattesaht
Material
cedar root and fibre
Made in
Queen's Cove, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8466

Short round flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flared foot and loop work border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of alternating diagonal rows of adjoined triangles, in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot is beaded with two rows of red cherry bark. Double looped border. Five small triangles imbricated on interior base in red cherry bark with dark cherry bark in center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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