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BagC1229 a

Bag with a trapezoidal shape and two flat woven handles. The bag is woven with dark brown bark and off-white palm leaf to form a v-shape composed of dotted lines, and geometric patterns. Several fringes along top edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1229 b

Bag woven from alternating grey-brown, red-brown and natural grass and bark in a geometric design. Two bands of woven grass(?) are attached at the top edges as handles, and there is a braided grass string threaded through loops near the top edge of the bag with short lengths of red-brown bark at either side of the bag.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, grass and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 a

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, round and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with two bands of a maroon and green triangular pattern followed by three maroon and green stripes; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC70

The brown leaf fringe is woven into the braided plant fibre. The ends are untied.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
pandanus leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC924

Wooden model of an outrigger canoe with two rectangular shaped plaited woven sails with red designs and a deep, rectangular shaped hull. Attached to the centre is a rectangular shaped deck that supports the sails and the outrigger. The bow and stern are decorated with triangular-like shaped boards with red detailing. The bottom of the canoe is cylindrical shaped with tapered ends that are engraved with a crocodile. The outside of the canoe is decorated with black and red fish, figures and abstracted designs. The outer wall of the deck is detailed with two protruding head-like figures painted red and black. The outrigger is attached with three narrow, cylindrical shaped pieces of wood.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, leaf, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC926

Model canoe with two crab claw sails and a lean-to-like cabin at each end connected by a low wall on each side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
palm bark, leaf, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC928

Canoe is red, black, and white with decoration on bow and stern. Wood scaffolding between canoe and outrigger. Two large sails on two masts.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan, leaf and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 a

Large model canoe with an outrigger and a triangular sail.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatC1024

The woven mat is rectangular with a diagonal striped pattern. The mat has diagonal stripes of white, yellow and brown outlined in red. The white and yellow stripes are woven with a diamond design in the centre of the mat and checkered with brown around the edges. A brown border outlines the centre section. The edges of the mat are bound with a white blanket stitch. The back of the mat is woven with natural coloured materials and unpainted.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupC1042

Dark brown shell cut in half, twisted and woven band attached at the side. Plain fan-shaped handle. Shell is rounded with three equally spaced vertical ridges around the sides.

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