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SkirtC619

Skirt made from several layers of red, black and natural coloured grass and plant fibre fringes hung from a woven and sewn waistband. There is a row of leaf segments at the waist.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
grass, bark, plant fibre, leaf ? and dye ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC920

A fan with a cordate leaf shape and a wooden handle. The fan has radiating folds and is rimmed with coiled leaf surrounded by leaves. The handle separates in such a manner as to have going over to one side and the other half going over to the other side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC921

A fan with a reniform leaf shape and a handle that lies parallel to the fan's flat side. The fan has radiating folds, and the leaf with stalk attached is trimmed and decorated with strips of knotted leaf and small patches of red and blue-black.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa11

Shallow, circular form. Plain weave. Rim of bent saplings. Braided fibre for base and loop handle. Red-brown colour.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
wood and rattan
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkinAa9

Snakeskin repaired with thread, folded, and tied with twine.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
snake skin and fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa5

Light hide apron with a fringe and beadwork. The upper corners extend outwards and have thin hide ties attached on the back. A darker, fringed piece of tanned hide is sewn down the centre. Amongst the fringe are strings of black and white beads. At the bottom are two clusters of small trade beads. The back is tanned.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
glass, ostrich egg, impala skin and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa4

Light hide apron with a fringe and multicoloured beads. The upper corners extend outwards and have thin hide ties attached on the backside. A darker, fringed piece of hide is sewn down the centre. Amongst the fringe are bunches of multicoloured beads, one in the centre and one on the bottom edge. The bottom edge is scalloped.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
ostrich egg, impala skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa46

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and stain ?
Made in
Zambales, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa44

Light-coloured, cone-shaped palm hat with a small conical, dark brown wood point on top. Exterior has a geometric design of three equally spaced vertical bands that consist of a dark brown diamond pattern. Interior has a rattan headband. Chinstrap is orange and white cotton with a tassel at the end.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, fibre, rattan and palm leaf
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatIa43

Semi-spherical hat plaited over a supporting frame of sewn palm leaves. Outer rim is of coloured split bamboo. The exterior has a geometric design that consists of four panels that each have a central three side-by-side dark and light brown diamond shape pattern to create a light brown w-line with a checker-like pattern above and a light brown zig zag line with a varied pattern below. The inner surface of palm is plaited in an open pattern. Pith knob on top of the hat is in the form of an irregular cylinder. A chain of braided bamboo is attached to opposite sides of the rim.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Jolo Island, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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