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SpearC1497

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; two sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes in a double diamond shape outline and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft bordered by string at either end. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, grass fibre, wood and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC415

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-two teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of multiple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, jute fibre, hair, palm leaf and shark tooth
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC417

Skirt with natural and olive-coloured grass fringe.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
grass
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH1.317 a-b

Part (a) is purple green and orange basket with rounded bottom and bail handle. Part (b) is an orange and green basket with rounded bottom and bail handle.

Culture
Andes
Material
stem ? and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.1

Rectangular woven bag with geometric patterns in dyed fibre on each side: red, orange, yellow, black, and green.

Culture
Yakama
Material
indian hemp fibre and corn husk
Made in
Yakima, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.2

Woven bag with rows of geometric design in dyed fibre, different on each side. Pattern on one side is in purple, orange, blue and undyed fibre. The other side has same undyed fibre, with two green triangles.

Culture
Yakama
Material
indian hemp fibre, corn husk and dye
Made in
Yakima, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.3

Woven bag with different patterns on each side. One side has rows of joined rectangles in orange, green, and purple, all with diagonal red or purple line through them. The other side has rows of right sided triangles in orange, purple and green. Hide handles at top.

Culture
Yakama
Material
indian hemp fibre, corn husk, skin and dye
Made in
Yakima, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatbandD1.65

Lavender background with yellow, blue, green, red and white coloured arrowhead and diamond design.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD2.114 a-b

Stem decorated with red and green satin plus woven porcupine quills dyed pink, turquoise, yellow and red. T-shaped pipe bowl carved from red stone. Stem not perforated from end to end.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, catlinite stone, porcupine quill and silk fibre ?
Made in
South Dakota, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1560

Grass skirt made with numerous thin dark brown fibre strips woven onto a braided waist band. There is a tie on one of the ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
grass
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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