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Basket2764/1

Heavy, pear-shaped basket made of light beige grass coils woven together with vertical looping of dark brown and yellow stems. The rim is brown, as are the varying sized V-shaped motifs, and there is a round beige section at base.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
grass, bark ? and dye
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tree of Life Sculpture2755/1

Tall, heavy, colourfully painted and glazed candelabra-like Tree of Life sculpture with three small cups and a circular mound base. At the base and top of the central trunk are birds on stilt-like legs while in the middle, a female figure wearing a polka dot skirt and crown with a cross. Multi-looped branches to each side are decorated with three dimensional figures, birds, flowers and plants painted yellow, orange, green, blue, black and brown.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay, paint, glaze and metal
Made in
Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mallet2753/1

Wooden mallet. Rectangular head has two curved lines carved into both ends and concave indents on both of the wider side hitting surfaces. At the bottom end of the handle is a small face with raised eyes and carved nostrils and mouth.

Culture
Iatmul: Simal
Material
garamut wood
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Skirt2763/2

Large rectangular man's dance skirt. Made of two long panels of simply woven pale yellow grass that are woven together lengthwise with a seam that is invisible on one side. Grass ends have been double-folded and sewn to create a border along the outer long edges.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Band2762/21

Flat beaded neckband. A design of alternating orange and blue floral motifs is set in a translucent yellow ground and orange beads loop at the ends of a yellow bead fringe at one end.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/43

Flat-bottomed red catlinite pipe head. Inverted T-shape narrows on the one side of the tall thick-walled bowl to a blunt tip, the other side thickens to a rectangle with hole in the centre of the end for a stem.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/40 a-b

Small, flat bottomed red catlinite pipe head with two metal buttons (a) and long wooden stem (b). Light coloured wood has deeply carved grooves that spiral slightly down the length of the stem, a narrow tube mouthpiece projecting out at one end, and a dowel at the other end that connects into the L-shaped pipe.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone, metal and wood
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze2762/38

Black coarse stone adze head. Rough and chipped at the thinner end, it has a thicker middle and sharp beveled blade edge. Two long cuts flatten out one side.

Culture
Cree
Material
stone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2762/34

Beaded napkin ring. Strings of white, green, black and red beads are sewn vertically and horizontally onto a beige fabric that is lined with green fabric to create an ascending/descending step design. A frill of green beads loops around both rims.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2762/33

Beaded napkin ring. Strings of orange, blue and translucent yellow beads are sewn vertically and horizontally onto a backing of beige satin fabric to create a design of diamond shapes. A frill of yellow beads loops around both rims.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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