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Fan1060/67

Semicircular fan of folded leaf with triangular decoration in grass around edge. Handle is made of the branch of the leaf with the leaf bent around the end and then tied off at one edge to length of handle with two loops of grass.

Culture
South India
Material
leaf, wood ? and grass
Made in
Goa, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manuscript1176/22

Long thin panels linked together with a string and two coin-like metal pieces at both ends. The coin-like pieces are inscribed with characters. There are seven flat inner panels with the top one lighter in colour than the rest and the bottom one upside down. One side of each inner panel has a line of writing characters. The other side of each inner panel is decorated with two pictures of dancing figures in costume with a landscape backdrop. In between these two pictures, there is a square with a diagonal floral design. At either ends of each inner panel is a w-shaped floral design separated from the picture by vertical lines. There are two outer panels, more rounded on one side, which has a rhombus pattern around which there is a floral design. The outer panels are red-brown with the design engraved to reveal a lighter brown. The pictures on the inner panels are black on brown.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf ?, metal and fibre
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food Cover1192/1

Conical dome with black, red, yellow, white and green coloured leaves(?) laid over unpainted leaves(?). Black and red segments along the bottom edge are in elongated triangular shapes, and appear to radiate from the centre tip.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
leaf ?, plant, fibre and paint ?
Made in
Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering Basket985/4

A basket made from palm leaf strips vertically stitched together with fibre to create a bowl-shape. The outer surface is almost entirely covered with beadwork over a dark brown-black cloth. The circular base is left un-beaded.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf, glass and fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes984/11 a-b

Pair of light brown open-work shoes woven of straw. Soles are weft-faced, woven in four rows across the shoes with a decorative band under the arch consisting of two rows of shiny lighter-coloured material with a purple row between them. The heels are raised to a point ending in a single vertical element attached to a band extending around from the heel to the sides, where it is attached to a vertical element on each sides. The heel piece and band are wrapped in smooth, shiny plant fibre. The sides from the midpoint to the front consist of vertical twined strings wrapped in a dull brown material, all attached to the sole and to a band at the top which is wrapped in narrower strips of the same shiny yellow plant material. There is an opening at the centre front.

Culture
Korean
Material
grass, rice grass, leaf and corn husk
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 b

Triangular sail from model canoe composed of woven leaf supported by two lengths of wood that have been bound to the sail with plant fibre string.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
plant fibre, wood and leaf
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1490

Long, narrow, tight-weave bag; open end has many cords that together form handle; cords are braided near rim of bag and then unravel into fringe.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC330 a-b

Coconut shell container has bulb shape with an opening at its peak, and has a band of four parallel, horizontal lines with scallops below the band. Container has three darker ridges extending up the sides from the bottom centre. Leaf has been rolled into a cone to form stopper (part b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coconut nutshell and leaf
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2658/6

Long, rectangular, mat with seven blue, lengthwise stripes alternating with six thinner, beige stripes. The two edges have maroon stripes along them. Fringes at either end are formed from the thin warp strands.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Truk, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSa395

Man's yellow-white hat with three black, circular and patterned bands and a black edged brim. Around the top of the hat are black and pink ribbons as well as a pink and blue twisted string. The ribbons and string are stitched on with red, pink and blue thread and the ends of the black ribbon are stitched in red thread. Both ribbons and string have both of their ends trailing from the back of the hat.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
palm leaf, cotton fibre and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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