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PipeB2 a-b

Pipe shaft (a) and a bowl (b) that fits into the top of the pipe shaft. made from a length of bamboo grass with bands of arabesque pattern stained (?) black. The bowl is stained dark brown and has a flat, circular mouth, carved around the rim, with a cylindrical shaft and notched base. The base of the pipe shaft is pierced with several holes, has u-shaped indents cut out of the edge and is incised with a linear design that follows the edge.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood, bamboo grass and stain
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB475

A comb that has forty-five short teeth secured by several narrow strips. The teeth are separated by string which is woven between them creating a geometric design consisting of a zig zag pattern of grey and tan.

Culture
Batak
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteB185

Bamboo flute made from an open-ended bamboo tube with no finger holes; angled triangular hole near one end.

Culture
Malay
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeB179 a-d

Plain model canoe (part a) with a reed sail. The canoe is made up of bunches of red grass tied together. The sail consists of thirty two sticks strung together (part b) and two poles (parts c and d), one of which is tied with green-brown string at one end.

Culture
Iban
Material
grass and reed grass
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA8447

Basket with cedar root slat foundation and coiled elements of cedar rootlet. Lid is attached with rawhide thongs. Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches with a parallel slat base and lid. Base with graduated parallel reinforcement stitches, and lid with one continuous slat around circumference. Decorated with beading in red and black-dyed cherry bark. Base has flange and is decorated with partial beading. The partial beading consists of vertical groupings of diamond shapes, each consisting of four smaller diamond shapes. There are three groupings, which alternate red/black, on the lid and front and back sides of the basket (one on each edge side).

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8446

Part (a) Large urn shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid. imbricated design of diagonally criss-crossing bands of red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) between. In the space created between are four vertical crosses in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass centers. Foot of two coiled rows. Part (b) lid has barely indented flange on lid. Imbrication has same band configuration forming three peaks. Knob at center of lid.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB108

Six varying lengths of bamboo, from which the nodes have been removed, are inserted into a hole in one side of gourd and sealed with resin. These are tied around in a bundle with a woven band and a fibre loop to keep them from collapsing. Stem of the gourd serves as the mouth tube of the instrument.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, gourd fruit, resin and fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB107

Shallow dish-shaped basket of a plain weave and natural colour. Pairs of coils around the rim are connected along the bottom of the exterior side of the rim.

Culture
Iban
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB106

Natural colour of thirty eight pipes of varying lengths bound together by two lengths that create a v-shape and in such a way that, although they alternate in projecting outward, they go from the shortest length to that of increasing size.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB104

The bark is pounded flat and sewn with rattan in large stitches. A hole is made at each end and a twisted cord is threaded through, looped and knotted.

Culture
Iban
Material
bark, rattan and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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