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HatB84

Basketry woven hat that has a cone shape. Spiral and geometric designs in natural colour and red. Black trim around the double rim with four equally spaced vertical extensions along the sides of the hat connecting at the top centre to a dome-like shape. Has a strap inside that goes from one side to the other.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
stem ? and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BreastplateH2.112

Jaguar hide breastplate consisting of feathers and bordered with grey seeds. The front is decorated with two gourd cups attached forming the breasts that are encircled with grey seeds as well as red and yellow feathers. The below the gourds are two circular patterns of seeds and feathers on either side of a black beetle horn and a semi-circle of seeds and feathers. Running along the bottom is a fringe of grey and brown seeds in between a piece of bone or a reed.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
jaguar skin, seed, gourd fruit, feather, fibre and bone
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC316

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central red diamond shape pattern, a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a diamond-shaped nose, and an x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft with string underneath. The entire shaft is covered with a woven black and yellow sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central diamond-shaped pattern. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of and interspersed throughout the grass sleeves. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.513

The bag is made of seven pieces of caribou skin and stitched together with sinew. Four long narrow pieces of skin are stitched together to form the rounded bottom and sides of the bag. Three thin bands are sewn around the opening of the bag.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and sinew ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1335

The cloth is rectangular and natural coloured with patterns painted in brown and black. The patterns are arranged in horizontal bands. The bands on the top and bottom edges are repeated brown lines. The next band is made of black squares with two natural coloured flowers in the centre and el borate diamond and triangle borders. The next band has a black background with repeated natural coloured, three-prong figures. Another band has a black background with a natural coloured chain pattern. The final band has natural coloured parallelograms with a central flower and scored edges on a brown background. The cloth is made of two pieces joined together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC455

The bag is natural coloured and heavily fringed with a band of geometric design. The band has large black diamonds with black and natural coloured bent lines in between. Above the geometric band there is a heavy fine fringe connected to the top of the bag. Beneath the band there is another heavy fine fringe. Overlaying the band on both sides there are three long bunches of fringe, paired with three thin rectangular pieces of bark. Beneath the lower heavy fringe there are three more long single bunches of fringe with three more thin rectangular pieces of bark on both sides. The top of bag has a multi-strand knotted fringe on both sides surrounded with woven triangles. Two braided fibre handles with a single long fringe are woven to the top points of the triangles.

Culture
Sikaiana
Material
grass and bark
Made in
Sikaiana, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathC1454

The sheath is a long cylinder shape and natural coloured. There are three bands of geometric designs. The widest band has a black background with four natural coloured zigzag lines. The middle band has a black background with a natural coloured diamond pattern. The last band has a red background with a natural coloured diamond pattern and a black stripe through the middle.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1336

The cloth is square and natural in colour with designs painted in brown. There is a border of squares set in from the edge. Opposite sides of the border have the same design within the squares; one is diamonds and the other is triangles. In the centre there are five panels; three horizontal flanked by a vertical panel on either side. The motif of four small squares arranged in a square with a heart turned outwards in each corner is repeated three times in each vertical panel. The upper and lower horizontal panels each repeat the motif twice. The centre panel has two triangles with lines extending down 2from the base. All designs are painted brown and outlined in a black-brown.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC296

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and three sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a pattern of red triangles on a yellow background. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre, bone, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC314

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and nine sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a thin horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a nose, and a smiling mouth), and a wood ball that is painted red except around the middle where there is a plain horizontal band. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but with a wider design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, fibre, grass, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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