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Bag915/14

Small, flat embroidered bag made of two identically patterned, rectangular sections which are seamed together on three sides, leaving the fourth side open. The bottom two corners of the bag are angled at 45 degrees. The multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of densely-worked, geometric, stylized floral motifs which are enclosed with squares, arranged in a grid, separated by geometric border motifs. The top edge is finished with tablet-woven pink and red edging. The bottom edge is trimmed with seven tassels (red, green, blue and dark yellow). A border of diamond shaped motifs is at the top and left edge of each side. A short length of decorative braided fibre is attached to one upper corner of the bag, along with one red tassel. Backed with plain pinkish cotton textile.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC409

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 fifty-three teeth while the shorter sides have twenty-two teeth. A band of triple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorates the wider end of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along the length of the toothed portion.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, palm leaf, hair, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC414

Tapered, rounded cylindrical, red-brown wood handle. Wood is carved into five oval shaped, evenly spaced, forms. Fifty shark's teeth line each of the two sides of the wood and are secured by twisted fibre string. Woven black and yellow fibres form coloured bands at both ends of the 'blade'.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, shark tooth and fibre
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag915/13

Small, flat embroidered bag, made by seaming two identical rectangular sections together on three sides, leaving the fourth side and a side slit open at the top of the bag. The densely worked multi-coloured embroidered designs are composed of geometric, stylized floral motifs enclosed in squares, which are arranged in a grid pattern. The designs are worked on floral printed textile. The top edge and slit are trimmed with red tablet-woven edging. There are remnants of a cord or tassel at the base of the slit.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatbandD2.64 a-b

Pair of flat beaded bands with blue strips of cloth at both ends; geometric pattern with blue, yellow, brown and tan beads.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
glass, fibre and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC642

Plain, straight, cylindrical, brown wood handle with woven bands and a star-shaped black stone head. Star type. The head is a seven-pointed star. Above the head, there is a long woven band at the end of which, there are feathers. Below the head, there is a woven ring band, a shorter woven band, and a darker woven ring band.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, stone, wood and feather
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC784

A cane shaft carved wtih a dark vertically curvi-linear design on a natural background. The shaft is wrapped at the base and the end of shaft with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood which is decorated with a 9.5 cm. sleeve of woven brown and yellow grass. The 17 cm. tip of the point is multi-barbed and has a wrapped tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.72

Pink damask robe with short standing collar, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with frog closures and metal buttons. The damask is woven containing floral, circle and butterfly motifs. The collar, side opening and hem have borders with crane, bat, butterfly and floral motifs in green, purple and white on blue ground with floral and orange trim. The sleeves have borders with birds in a floral scene on green ground. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC479

Cylindrical, dark brown-black wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle to create a rounded head with a point at one end. The head is pineapple-shaped with a long spike. The head has six horizontal bands of multiple blunt conical protrusions. A long, conical point extends outward to the tip end. Radial grooves are around the neck. The handle is covered with a black and light-coloured woven sleeve. Black finish.

Culture
Fijian
Material
palm leaf and wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.841 e

Triangular flag of orange damask with border of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped turquoise damask. Curved bamboo staff rises from a golden handle with either a white or pale green fringe. Flag sits just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, gold metal, wood ?, gesso ?, paint and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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