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MatC1300

Rectangular mat made of knotted sennit fibre cord. Diamond knotting pattern.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
sennit fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC982

Rigid, u-shaped necklace decorated with boar's tusks; tusks are symmetrically attached with the larger tusks at the top and diminishing to smaller teeth-like attachments. Necklace is closed a the top with two tusks tied together at the tips.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
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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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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BagC1317

Rectangular with one flat end and one rounded end, which forms the bottom of the bag; undecorated; loop handle of twisted rope with another rope coiled around it.

Culture
Australian
Material
grass
Made in
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC69

Alternating colours of seed husks - brown and grey. Fibre chain with loops of seed husks.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
seed husk and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandC1387

A band covered with spondula shells and tapering at both ends. A patch of fur is at each end. Plain ties around the back.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, fibre and spondula shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerC1625

Bone dagger decorated with grass fringe around top that is tied on with fibre string. The string is braided and wraps around the bone both vertically and horizontally.

Culture
Australian
Material
kangaroo bone, grass and fibre
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC405

Small skirt with a fringe made of numerous thin strips of grass knotted onto a thin twine waistband. There are remnants of two sets of ties on each end.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
grass
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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