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Skirt2948/16

A ruddy-brown grass skirt consisting of intermingled tight braids and open strips of sago leaf attached to a thicker braid waistband. At one end is a loop, at the other end a tie - two long braids are knotted together in the middle and again towards their ends out of which long tufts of unbraided sago leaf continue.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/15

Grass skirt made of strips of sago leaf. The colour of the sago leaf strips varies from shades of brown to yellow. The front has two layers with a shorter section of straight strips attached to the waistband in five separate sections sitting in front of longer plaits that curl and fray at the bottom. The braided brown and yellow waistband ends in a loop on the right and single tie on the left which is knotted towards the end with a tuft of long strands.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/14

Grass skirt consisting of long ruddy-brown blades of sago leaf attached to a broad, woven waistband of 5 rows and 24 columns, alternating between yellow-brown and dark brown fibres with remnants of red ochre. Four long tassels of tight braids drape from the top of the belt; two with cockatoo feathers at the ends. An undulating double row of coix seeds and a several yellow, blue and green plastic beads are threaded with fine, bright green nylon twine over the top of the belt. The waistband ends are broad loops; the right end has a long, broad, loosely woven braid of tight braids of sago leaf.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre, plant fibre, seed, feather, plastic, dye and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/13

Grass skirt of ruddy-brown strips of sago leaf attached to a broad waistband of dark brown and tan fibres interwoven with braids of sago leaf. The left end of the belt is a thick, neat loop; the right end has two braided ties, the top being twice the width of the lower. Three thick tassels protrude from the waistband; the centre and left have a cylinder of tightly braided sago leaf clasping the top third of the tassel which supports them protruding outwards rather than being flat.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/12

Grass skirt consisting of loose strands of sago leaf attached to a waistband. The waistband features three rows and seventeen columns of alternating dark brown and yellow-brown woven plant fibres bordered by braids of ruddy-brown sago leaf. Three thick tassels of knotted sago leaf strips protrude from the waistband clasped with cylinder appendages of woven dark brown and yellow-brown fibres in alternating ‘V’ patterns. The waistband ends in a broad loop at one end with a knotted tie of loose sago leaf strips; and at the other, a broad, loose braid with a thick knot from which sprouts a long tuft of loose strands and braids.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/11

Grass skirt made of long, ruddy-brown, blades of sago leaf. A shorter layer, approximately 18cm, sits atop a longer, of approximately 28cm long. The waistband is wider in the middle, with seven rectanglular patterned sections of tan and brown plant fibre. Above this is a patterned cord of ruddy-brown and dark brown fibres. The waistband ends in a loop on the right side and two ties with knotted ends on the left.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt2948/10

Grass skirt made of braided sago leaf. Hundreds of small, tight braids are attached to two thicker braids that form the waist band. The braids on one half of the skirt are several centimetres shorter than on the other. A slight change of colour, in vertical stripes, can be detected in the braids. A knot of darker brown fibre sits at the centre of the waistband. One end is a loop with two knots; the other is two ties with three knots and loose ends.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3144 a-b

Bottom band of naturally coloured grass in zigzag pattern bordered by grass on a strip of green/red/green, creating an effect of staggered triangles (lower with vertex up, upper with vertex down). Central band has a "meander" pattern. 2 bands of parallelogram shapes in natural grass on green and on red. Rows of natural/red/natural/orange/natural on button handle. Base is mixed twined work. Sides and lid are plain twined with false embroidered design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2990/56

Gambrel brownware bowl with red slip interior and incised decoration around sides. The incised decoration is of a repeating, geometric "X/O" motif, and there are negative painted dots in the 10 cm gap between the ends of the incised panel decoration. There are remnants of red and cream-coloured paint on areas of the decoration, and there are dark spots over the interior surface. The bowl has been broken and repaired; a small piece is missing from the base.

Culture
Paracas
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Teojate, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2990/55

Flaring gambrel brownware bowl with red slipped interior and incised decoration on the exterior. The decoration consists of four incised panels depicting stylized feline faces and bodies. In the two body panels there are two “eye of god" motifs between the legs. There is a 11 cm gap between the beginning and end of the panels where very faded negative painted dots are visible. Sections of the incised decoration still show red paint, but most has worn away or faded. The bowl has been broken and repaired, with areas of in-fill along the joins and where small pieces are missing.

Culture
Paracas
Material
clay, paint, adhesive and plaster ?
Made in
Teojate, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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