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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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Basket3543/1

Large woven basket with a long handle that extends overtop of the entire basket; strap ends are stitched along top interior edge. Strap consists of three coiled strands. Handle has stiffened and sits above rim of basket. Body is circular and has a wide coiled rim. Sides and base are decorated with bands of alternating open and closed weave; open sections have a grid pattern with diagonal lines throughout them. Entire basket is naturally coloured.

Culture
Australian
Material
pandanus leaf ?
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3444/1

Large, oval-like basketry mat, with central circular weaving. Naturally dyed designs in circle consist of concentric bands- of varying widths, colours and designs- around a dark yellow circle. The bands are (from centre out): plain light purple; vertical rows of yellow and light purple; plain white; white strands bound together with light purple; plain light purple; diagonal lines of orange and black; strands of yellow, orange and light purple bound with black; strands of yellow, orange, light purple and black bound with dark purple and orange; and strands of yellow, orange, light purple, black and dark purple bound with white. Long strands making up central weaving extend from edges in a spiral, forming mat’s overall oblong shape.

Culture
Australian: Yolngu
Material
pandanus leaf and dye
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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