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BagIe433

Small, string, u-shaped bag (bilum) with long handle loosely tied in 'fish-net' style. White/brown overall, discoloured in some areas and some red patches of dye.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pandanus leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Samo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlowgunIb416

Blowgun of natural dark brown wood. Thin metal lance-olate blade lashed to shaft with four sets of rattan binding, the lowest one of which is wrapped around four times while the middle two are wrapped around twice and the top one is wrapped around multiple times. Muzzle is plugged with pandanus leaves. Shaft widens slightly from muzzle to butt end, where it flares to form mouthpiece. Mouthpiece slightly concave; hole at centre (0.9 cm.) edged with red wax. Pith inside hole with small hole bored through length.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, iron metal, rattan, pandanus leaf and wax
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan2642/1

Woven, spade-shaped fan that is hafted into a split in a bamboo stick. The design is in different coloured bands that follow the line of the edge; colours from outer to inner are: light brown, brown, dark brown, lighter brown. The bamboo is held together with twined leaf and two bent nails.

Culture
Fijian
Material
pandanus leaf and bamboo grass
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC70

The brown leaf fringe is woven into the braided plant fibre. The ends are untied.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
pandanus leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeB267

Cape made of pandanus leaf that has been gathered at the neck and sewn with plant fibre. Flares outwards.

Culture
Murut
Material
pandanus leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsN2.226 a-b

Pair of small, woven, grass thong-style sandals; tan and brown in colour.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
pandanus leaf
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3609/5

Hat made from woven pandanus leaves with fibre stitching. The hat is conical in shape with a squared top. The interior has a plain weave construction that is stitched together with fibre. The exterior covered by layered strips of pandanus leaves overtop, arranged in a triangle shape, in alternating shades of light and dark brown with stitches along the edges of the leaves. The rim of horizontal strips of pandanus leaves is hand stitched in a blanket stitch with twisted light brown coconut fibre and black human hair thread. The inside of the hat has a circular plaited band of pandanus leaves and a synthetic fibre cord threaded with a small round wooden bead is attached.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
pandanus leaf, coconut fibre, human hair, human fibre, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Tabuaeran, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3609/3

Woven pandanus mat made of two long, thin sections woven together down a centre seam. The rectangular mat has three sections - a tightly woven centre decorated with stenciled diamonds and repeating X's in different shades of dyed red. Both end sections have woven open-work patterns with stenciled bands overtop and are lined on the long edge with fringe, also dyed dark red.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Pentecost, Penema, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3609/2

Woven pandanus mat made of two long, thin sections woven together down a centre seam. The mat has three sections - tightly woven centre decorated with stenciled zigzag lines. Both end section has woven open-work patterns with stenciled concentric diamonds overtop. These sections are lined on the long edge with fringe, also dyed red.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Pentecost, Penema, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3609/1

Woven pandanus mat made of two long, thin sections woven together down a centre seam. The rectangular mat has three sections - the centre is tightly woven with two areas of stencil-dyed geometric designs. Both end sections have woven open-work patterns and are lined on all three edges with long fringe. The red fringe on the short edge extends out of short plaited pieces.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Pentecost, Penema, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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