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ButtonNb11.270

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with an alternating yellow and red border (one row). This is contained within a blue circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating red and yellow triangles are on the outer border of the button and green on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a blue-grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
dye, swamp grass and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall HangingNbz780

Rectangular wall hanging with a basic structure of discontinuous weft twining. The weft is one-ply hand spun wool with a long knotted fringe on one end and loops from the warp on the other end. The warp is commercial off-white wool and forms a fringe at one end and a series of loops at the other end. The design consists of two vertical grey zigzags running vertically and two joined dark brown triangles at one corner, all on a grey-brown ground. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
dye and sheep wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall HangingNbz779

Rectangular wall hanging with a basic structure of discontinuous weft twining. The ground is grey with grey-yellow and grey-brown. There are four vertical rows of arrows and diamonds. The pattern consists of two arrows with a diamond in centre then two other arrows, and there are three such patterns in each row in different colours. The one-ply handspun weft has a looped finish on one end and over-hand knots on the other. The warp is five-ply machine-made wool.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
sheep wool fibre, golden rod dye and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TorchAc215

Cylindrical torch with a bees wax, and grain compound wrapped with light green-white straw, and grass bound together with a single strip of bamboo in twined large ties. The end comes to a point opposite the working end.

Culture
Lega
Material
grass, fibre ?, grain seed, bee wax and bamboo grass
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe110

Large, round basket with a square base and two over two under twill plaiting with each set in alternating colours. Rim has splints and widely spaced wrapping. Small braided brown fibre loop on one side.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallAe86

Inside ball is stuffed with dusty plastic which is held together by white canvas twined in a square pattern, diminishing to tied ends. The centre of the ball has three lines of red cotton cloth horizontally twined.

Culture
Central African
Material
cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallAe85

Ball made of twined leaves, and vines, forming an irregular shape.

Culture
Bira
Material
fibre
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallAe84

Ball of leaves, and vines twined into an irregular shaped ball.

Culture
Bira
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb633

Medium-sized, wide, plain open twine, yellow brown basket with an uneven, wrapped rim in alternating brown bark and yellow grass.

Culture
Yurok
Material
grass, bark and willow wood
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb632

Unfinished, twined basket made of hazel wood(?); warp elements radiate from the centre.

Culture
Yurok
Material
hazel wood ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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