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ContainerIa50 a-b

Cylindrical bamboo tube in two parts: top (part b) slides into the bottom (part a). The cylinder tapers towards both ends, each of which has a concave depression. A plaited loop is inserted in the centre of the top (part b) and is knotted on the interior. The design and the foot and the rim have been painted black. Geometric designs and scenes are incised on the sides. The bottom (part a) is bordered by a horizontal band at either end which each has a different geometric design with triangular variations. In between these bands, the main scene consists of one human on a horse, two humans on a horse, and other animals around them including horses, fish, and a pig-like creature. The top (part b) has two horizontal bands, the top band of which has semi-circles and the bottom one of which has triangles.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Mindanao, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa28

A rectangular-shaped basket with a square base and a round mouth. Mouth is finished with a herring bone stitch called 'iyugu'. Thin parallel strips of natural coloured fibre are loosely woven and run vertically up to the shoulders then taper inward towards the mouth. A sturdy strip of fibre encircles the square base. Several rows of weaving encircle the neck and five separate rows of twining encircle the trunk of the basket.

Culture
Tagalog
Material
rattan ? or bamboo grass ?
Made in
Lucena, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC760 a-b

A very long plain dark brown bow (part a) with rings at both ends to prevent the string from slipping. One end has two rings while the other end has ten rings. The string is in the form of a strip of bamboo (part b) with a knot at one end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowC762 a-b

A very long plain red-brown bow (part a). The string (part b) is yellow, and black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxC763

Box raised on four legs (one reinforced with a wire dowel and glued). Sides top, and base formed by many vertical slates of wood with narrow open spaces between each slate. The lid opens (hinge effect) and has a loop for fastening.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC599

A plain handle which tapers to a simple finial. Nine long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted grass cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC600

A plain handle which tapers to the rounded triangular finial. Ten long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC603

A plain handle which tapers to a simple finial with double notching on one side of the upper handle. Nine long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC605

A plain handle which tapers to a mushroom finial that has two horizontal rings carved underneath it. Eleven long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre is coiled around the middle.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC502

Hollow, cylindrical, bamboo shaft with designs filled in with black pigment and some areas painted red. Has a long, narrow, lance-olate leaf-shaped blunt hardwood point that is flat along one side while rounded at angles along a ridge at the other side. Some stem ? is coiled around the upper portion of the shaft. The lower portion of the shaft has a design that consists of a horizontal band with a zig zag leaf pattern and vertical lines of triangles in between curvi-linear lines.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
wood, bamboo grass, stem ?, pigment ? and paint
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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