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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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SwordC1517

Red-brown handle that is oval in cross section. Flat ridged 'blade' with eleven pairs of shark teeth along both edges. Sharks teeth attached with fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, wood and fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1344

Small stone discs treaded on a fibre cord. One continuous strand twisted and ends tied together to create a two strand necklace.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shale stone and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rasp ToolC268

Rasp-like tool. Stingray skin has been stretched over wood, and laced together with rattan.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, stingray skin and rattan
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3609/5

Hat made from woven pandanus leaves with fibre stitching. The hat is conical in shape with a squared top. The interior has a plain weave construction that is stitched together with fibre. The exterior covered by layered strips of pandanus leaves overtop, arranged in a triangle shape, in alternating shades of light and dark brown with stitches along the edges of the leaves. The rim of horizontal strips of pandanus leaves is hand stitched in a blanket stitch with twisted light brown coconut fibre and black human hair thread. The inside of the hat has a circular plaited band of pandanus leaves and a synthetic fibre cord threaded with a small round wooden bead is attached.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
pandanus leaf, coconut fibre, human hair, human fibre, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Tabuaeran, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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