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ApronH2.24

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Plain beaded turquoise ground - the top has a red beaded border and the bottom has a red and white beaded border. The neck band is composed of cream, fibre tassels and strings of blue beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.25

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Red, white, blue and turquoise beaded linear border at the bottom. The main design is of white beaded wavy lines on a turquoise beaded ground. Along the top edge is a tasseled, fibre cord where the neck band, composed mainly of turquoise beads, is attached.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.27

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted, fibre fringe and white, red and blue beaded saw-tooth border along the bottom. The top has the same tooth and line border. The main colour is white. The neck band is composed of strands of red beads and has fibre tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.28

Long, seed necklace consisting of brown and black semi-oval shaped husks intertwined into a braided twine cord. In the centre are two husks with navy beads on the twine.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
seed husk, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.29

Necklace with small dangling loops of beads (dark blue, light blue red and white) predominantly blue, tied into a long piece of twisted cotton twine. The necklace ties together, each end has a pair of tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.30

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between diagonal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are six strings of grey and red seeds with a middle section of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, gourd fruit, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.31

Necklace consisting of a row of incisors sewn and tied to a twisted fibre cord. Intertwined with the teeth are pairs of tassels on the ends of short strings of red beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre, tooth and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.37

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between vertical and horizontal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are seven strings of grey and red seeds with a section of bird quill near the ends.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.67 b

Feathered ornament consisting of small red, orange and yellow feathers bound together with black twine. In the centre is a long plume of black hair.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
hair, feather and fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manioc StrainerH2.75

Manioc press and strainer. Long, narrow, basketry tube. Woven from thin strips of brown and dark brown stem(?). One end is open, with a woven loop protruding from one side of the rim, while the other end is closed and has a loop bound with twined cord protruding from it.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, stem ? and grass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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