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BagC1200 d

Envelope shape tapa bag with braided edges in maroon and natural. The sides of the bag are border with an abstract, stamped design in green and purple. Lining of is made of plaited palm leaf.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
palm leaf, bark, paper mulberry bark and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1225 c

Skirt composed of grass strands dyed in vertical bands of orange, red and dark brown and knotted to the waistband. Half of the skirt is shorter than the remaining half and has a curved edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1226

Skirt made of strands of grass that hang from two grass ropes at the waist and have been twisted and knotted with the long ends left loose. The skirt is dyed with two shades of brown arranged in alternating rows.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1324

The cloth is rectangular, long and narrow and dyed brown. There are no finished edges or designs.

Culture
Oceania
Material
paper mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1325

Skirt formed by a woven waistband that has been dyed dark brown and several strands of flax stalk that have been beaten at intervals and the beaten sections dyed (?) black to form a geometric pattern.

Culture
Maori
Material
new zealand flax fibre, grass and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC992

Square woven flax bag with a vertical stripe design in yellow and dark brown; plain and plain and dark brown vertical bands of weaving create an overlapping pattern. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC993

Square woven flax bag with a vertical stripe design in yellow and dark brown; weaving creates a chain pattern horizontally across the stripes. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC995

A plain woven basket with an oval shape that has outward flaring sides and relatively pointed ends. Simple geometric designs consist of black, maroon, and yellow rectangles and triangles on a natural background. The handle curves over the basket from one side to the other and continues around the bottom with a geometric maroon weave pattern along the top.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1001

Plain woven basket with black and natural colour creating a large check design. Bail handle is also braided in these two colours.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1080

Twenty three teeth are woven tightly together with fibre at one end to join the handle in an hour-glass-like shape. Handle is decorated with geometric designs of red and yellow on a back ground. The upper portion of the handle has a design that consists of a pair vertical bands of yellow zig zags on a red background. The lower portion of the handle has a design that consists of a diamond pattern.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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