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BasketC1450

A circular basket which tapers inward from the widest part at the middle. It has a simple open weave pattern with a design consisting of small panels of brown and red and a horizontal row of upward pointing triangles in open-work pattern around the lower sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupC558

Dark brown shell cut in half, twisted and woven handle attached to one side. Fan-shaped handle has two double longitudinal ridged rows. Shell has a point at the end with three equally spaced vertical ridges around the sides.

Culture
Fijian
Material
coconut husk fibre and coconut nutshell
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC447

Inwardly concavely curved shell shaft with the barb secured by fibre. Decorated with fibre string tassels at the barb end. Long attached string is bunched together and coiled around itself in the middle.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1482

Slightly open-weaved basket with a jar shape and a handle that curves from one side to the other. The basket has a wide opening with a thicker rounder upper body which tapers downward.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1125

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Bone barb secured to shaft with a twisted fibre string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, fibre and bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beer StrainerK5.31

Strainer woven from plant fibre with an unfinished opening at the top and tapering towards the base where the weaving has been gathered and tied with plant fibre twine.

Culture
South African
Material
plant fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagH2.3

Light yellow-brown, pouch-like woven bag with square corners and a crisscrossing purple and green design on the sides. Twelve long, braided cords are attached around the basket's upper rim.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonE258 a-b

Plain cylindrical wood shaft (part a) with a metal point (part b) which has two barbs, one on each side and one below the other. String is wrapped around the top of the wood shaft (part a).

Culture
Sumu
Material
fibre, wood and iron metal
Made in
Musuwas, Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC998

A light brown round basket with a simple open weave pattern and a wide mouth. Plaited handle atttached from one side curving upward to attach to the other side. Flat circular lid is attached to the mouth of the basket.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots913/1 a-b

Ankle-high, off-white and brown reindeer fur boots with pointed, upturned toes. Top edges trimmed with a 6.8 cm band of red and green wool fabric, which is appliqued with multi-coloured emboidered ribbon and rickrack. Front opening bound with leather, punched, laced with twisted red, blue and yellow wool yarn. Laces trimmed with red, blue and yellow tassels.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre, skin and dye
Made in
Kautokeino, Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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