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Tapa ClothC1319

The cloth is rectangular with designs covering the entire surface in dark red-brown, brown and black on a natural off-white background. There are ten rectangular panels with a diamond-shaped design in the natural colour and brown. The design differs from panel to panel in which aspects of the design are highlighted with black and dark brown dye. The backside also has the same diamond-shaped design painted in a lighter brown on the natural coloured cloth.

Culture
Samoan ?
Material
paper mulberry bark, dye and oil ?
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1060/84

Skirt made of brown grasses with painted palm leaves. The grass is woven into a thick fibre band along the top of the skirt. Also woven into the band are palm leaves decoratively cut and painted red, orange and brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
fibre, palm leaf, grass and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth1041/1

The cloth is square and natural coloured with a black and red geometric design. In the centre of the cloth is a black square inside of a larger red circle. Inside the square is a web-like pattern of black and white lines. In the very centre of the square are eight triangles, alternating red and white, with points together. On the outside of the large red circle is a black outlined border of three triangles inside one another. There is a black border around outside of the cloth with red triangles pointing inwards. The cloth is painted on one side.

Culture
Samoan ?
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1170

Sword-like club carved from dark brown wood with geometric designs carved in shallow relief. Club end is paddle-shaped with a prominant horizontal rib on both sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskC21

A light brown cylindrical handle, thinner in between the flared outward ends. One end has a tassel with braided bases of numerous strands of vegetable fibres forming the whisk.

Culture
Samoan
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Upolu, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC34

A handle which has a finial consisting of a geometric line coming to a triangular point with an angled notched line at either side. The main design along the handle is consisting of two cut-out flower panels. Thirteen medium-sized teeth fan outward radially. Metal mount (?) is attached to the back.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC30

A handle which has a finial consisting of four spikes and two prong-like features. The main design along the handle is consisting of cut-out crescents, triangles, and lozenges, some of which are resembling chalice- and tulip-like shapes. Fourteen medium-sized teeth extend outward.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1403

A light brown wood model paddle. Plain handle. Blade has a long pointed lance-olate leaf shape with ridges along the middle of each side.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1450

A circular basket which tapers inward from the widest part at the middle. It has a simple open weave pattern with a design consisting of small panels of brown and red and a horizontal row of upward pointing triangles in open-work pattern around the lower sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIi2

Sword-shaped wood club has four raised ridges shaped like lozenges above the handle. The cylindrical handle is short and flattens and flares outward at an angle toward the top with a ridge along the middle of each side. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point. Geometric bands of white triangle motifs on blade-like area.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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