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Sample: PaperN2.1285 a

Sheet of handmade paper that is plain cream-coloured with small, brown fibrous speckles.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo leaf, paper, butterfly insect and maple leaf
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paper422/62 a

Piece of hand made paper. Off-white paper with red and green Japanese maple leaves and multicoloured butterflies embedded in the paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, maple leaf and butterfly insect
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAc213 a

Round woven mask with a heavy lower fringe. The upper part of the mask covers the head and is woven of 2 ply open twine with triangular stitch knotting in alternating bands of yellow and dark brown, topped with yellow fringe. On the front are two protruding eye pieces made of woven cane with white lime ? around the edges. The mask is surrounded at the bottom with a heavy yellow fringe made of three layers. Mask is part of a costume.

Culture
Pende
Material
grass, palm leaf and wood
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth1120/2

Square, textured, raffia cloth, with pattern of woven squares and abstract 's' shapes, in black, yellow and light brown. Border fringe on four sides, one long edge cut shorter than the others.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.341

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band with small alternating sections of natural and red detailed with black triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatB732

Plain woven mat in herring bone pattern. Knitted belts put together. Ends hemmed with string. Small nail sticking out near one end at side.

Culture
Santal
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.208

Rectangular basket with an oval rim that has black beaded imbrication and a coiled handle at either long side. Main design consists of three wide horizontal black stripes that have two or three rows of diagonal natural-coloured lines within.

Culture
Barotse
Material
bark and palm leaf
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.207

Basket (part a) and a cover (part b) with a traditional design woven in and having a design that consist of a checkerboard alternated with man and antelope (part a) in black and natural colours. Basket (part a) has checkered handles. The lid (part b) has eight black squares around the edges.

Culture
Barotse
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK2.289 a-b

A basket (part b) and a lid (part a). The basket has four panels alternating between a thin diamond-shaped design in red, peach, and purple on a natural background and a thin dimaond-shaped design in purple and natural on a red background. The rows above have a purple checkered pattern and natural diamond-shaped pattern on red and purple background. The lid has rows in similar designs to that of the rows above on the basket.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatB86

Conical woven hat that has three equally spaced, vertical bands of geometric patterns in black and red on a natural ground that consist of vertical diamond shapes with smaller ones within outlined by zig zags. Three equally spaced red-brown sticks in between the geometric bands extend upward to create a three-arched loop at the top with a pyamid below at the centre.

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