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BasketD3.31 a-b

Circular basket (part a) woven of braided sweet grass (3 strand), executed in wicker style over split wood. Basket has a flat lid (part b) with a loop on one edge that is tied to another loop with string (originally attached to the basket). Interior of basket is padded with a white-grey woolen material and lined with shiny pink cloth.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
sweet grass, alder wood, fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC285

Shrine deity figure with base: has black head and neck, red mouth, and red border around a blank area on top of its head. A grass rope, partially red, with tassels is tied around its neck.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
coral, grass, pigment and paint
Made in
Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC364

Plain club with reddish finish. Remains of braid wrapping on the handle. The end is slightly curved.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffH1.329

Brown wooden staff with five horizontal bands of shallowly carved linear patterning. A braided cord of red, yellow and blue yarn attached to a large pom-pom is looped through a small hole at the end of the staff.

Culture
Andes
Material
wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathH1.330

Long, tan-coloured leather sheath with two long fringes attached at the centre and the bottom. The main body of the sheath is stamped with geometric patterns of stars, dots and swirls, as well as the number 20. Strips of leather are decoratively braided over the middle and the bottom tip of the sheath. Three ring-like blue metal rivets fasten the top of the sheath. A leather loop is attached at the back of the top rim.

Culture
Chilean ?
Material
leather skin, metal and paint
Made in
Chile ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagH2.2

Fibrous, beige, roughly rectangular woven bag with an orange and red crisscrossing design on the sides; the bag's two sides are joined along their edges with a single seam. Twelve cords of twined and braided material are attached to the upper edge of the bag, joining at their other ends to form a long shoulder strap.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
nettle fibre ?, sisal fibre ? and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SaddlebagE4

Plain weave. Two bags connected with six braided ropes, which form the handle. Drawstring closure.

Culture
Central America
Material
plant fibre
Made in
El Salvador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC222

Necklace made from a heavy braided fibre band with a large white shell pendant.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WaistbandC229

Fourteen braided black strands bound together at one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
human hair
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.110

Stylized anumal, human and geometric designs in purple on a white ground with pink stripe borders. Braided fringe, tied at end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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