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RattleEg61

Purple and red-dyed, plaited palm-leaf, cylindrical container. Flat ends where four peaks have been formed by looping over the coloured strips of palm leaf. A piece of split palm stalk, pointed at one end, has been pushed through. Small stones placed inside. Two palm leaf strips, one green, the other red, have been plaited into a honeycomb-like strip, applied over the pointed top, and fastened below onto the split bamboo handle. Two strips of purple are bound over the top and wrapped around the handle.

Culture
South India
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleEg60

Purple and pink-dyed, plaited palm-leaf, cylindrical container. Flat ends where four peaks have been formed by looping over the coloured strips of palm leaf. A piece of split palm stalk, pointed at one end, has been pushed through.Two palm leaf strips, one yellow, the other purple, have been plaited into a honeycomb-like strip, applied over the pointed top, and fastened below onto the split bamboo handle. Two strips of purple are bound over the top and wrapped around the handle.

Culture
South India
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC668

Club with short handle that has a slightly rounded triangular end and a flaring blade. The blade is decorated with incised spiral, crescent and wave designs in relief on the top half of both faces. Palm leaves are threaded through holes along the end of the blade.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and palm leaf
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Bed FrameAc217 a-b

Miniature bedstead (part a) of seven long flat half reeds. Nine horizontal round sticks hold the top of the reeds with bamboo strips in four places (coiled). Four sticks form sides, of which the bed rests on three, resulting in a slant, the direction of which slant is determined by which leg it is resting on. Mat (part b) rests on the bed. Mat plait is twilled with wrapped, and coiled borders.

Culture
Kasai
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre, bamboo grass, grass and palm leaf ?
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe110

Large, round basket with a square base and two over two under twill plaiting with each set in alternating colours. Rim has splints and widely spaced wrapping. Small braided brown fibre loop on one side.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe106

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe105

A dark hat formed by single loops with inlaid pile loops. Small tuff of raffia at top.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatAe104

A tight circular crocheted pattern with an undecorated rolled band. Single loops are two-ply on top and single two-thirds of the way down.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAe114

A tightly plaited bag with wrapped seams. Rim and handle are braided. There are two large knots on each handle. Both bottom corners have a raffia tuff.

Culture
Central African
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAe113

A tightly plaited bag with wrapped seams. Rim and handle are braided. There are two large knots on each handle. Both bottom corners have a raffia tuff.

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