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BlowgunIb417

Blowgun of natural light brown wood. Wide metal lance-olate blade lashed to muzzle end with worn braided binding and five sets of rattan. Shaft tapers from mouthpiece to muzzle. 1.1 cm. wide hole at each end. Pith at centre is bored with a very small hole (slightly curved) for darts.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, iron metal and rattan
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlowgunIb416

Blowgun of natural dark brown wood. Thin metal lance-olate blade lashed to shaft with four sets of rattan binding, the lowest one of which is wrapped around four times while the middle two are wrapped around twice and the top one is wrapped around multiple times. Muzzle is plugged with pandanus leaves. Shaft widens slightly from muzzle to butt end, where it flares to form mouthpiece. Mouthpiece slightly concave; hole at centre (0.9 cm.) edged with red wax. Pith inside hole with small hole bored through length.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, iron metal, rattan, pandanus leaf and wax
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeIb374 a-c

Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.

Culture
Punan ?
Material
resin ?, fibre, hair, bamboo grass, nylon fibre, skin, metal and wood
Made in
Punan Lusong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CrossbowIb373 a-b

Wooden crossbow (a) with a twined, fibrous cord (b). Bamboo crosspiece, tapering out from centre has carved dowell-shaped ends. Piece is centred passes through and at right angle to stock. Stock tapers at front end to two points and tapers from join leveling out towards butt end. Two notched rows along length of front end with remains of fur overall, added by gluing(?). Carved notch halfway down stock and dowell ends of crosspiece accommodate. Part b: length of twisted and bound fibre; two loops at each end for fitting over dowels; centre of length is reinforced with twisted bamboo for fitting into notch. Carved, articulated wooden trigger attached by dowel to stock.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
adhesive ?, skin, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIb372

Cylindrical container with lid from natural nodes of bamboo, one end closed on each. Red geometric patterns on container with diamond shapes. Ends with gold and red rings. Red cross on lid's indented top. Shorter lid is fitted over the longer container. Woven rings are inset into the bamboo on each. Single cut grass strand is knotted at both ends to two woven handles protruding from both sides of the container's woven ring. Grass passes up through the two drilled holes in the lid, is knotted together, and extends stiffly upwards.

Culture
Punan
Material
grass, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Punan Lusong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB90

The basket is woven with natural coloured plant strips. Along the bottom a lozenge design is woven in the two bottom corners and decorated with red and black. Along the rim there is a simple black band. There is a single brown loop on the front bottom centre and two brown loops on the back rim. A twisted fibre is threaded through the bottom loop and each end knotted to a brown loop on the rim creating a handle.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
rattan ? and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark ClothB159

Reddish-brown rectangular piece of pounded bark cloth. Fold crease in middle.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bark
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketB158

Bark jacket with long sleeves and horizontal lines of stitching overall to reinforce and prevent separation of the bark fibres.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bark and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB97

Basket that has four rounded sides with a vertical red-brown supporting stick at each of the four corners also bound to the circular red-brown rim that has three sets of interconnected coils around each side. Natural colour with black diamond design in the form of lozenges. The inside is plain.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
stem ? and palm leaf
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis CoverB43

A finely finished rounded cylindrical bamboo piece that has one end open while the other end is sealed.

Culture
Iban
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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