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Pectoral Ornament3314/20

Square beaded ornament with a black and white geometric pattern. Six red dots, three each along the left and right sides, throughout the geometric pattern. Eight silver-coloured discs hanging from bottom edge. Two strands extend from top edge of ornament and fasten together. Left strand has looped end and right strand has taupe-coloured seed on the end. Strands are white with a black stripe down the centre and have a thin black border.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, metal, seed and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3312/1

Woven tunic (cushma) with hand-drawn geometric design. The tunic is composed of two long, rectangular panels folded in half, and then stitched together on the sides. There is an opening at the top for a head, and on the sides for arms. Down both sides, bands composed of thin vertical stripes of orange, blue, yellow, pink and light blue. Down the centre, are two bands, on either side of the stitching, composed of wide green stripes and thin lines of various colours.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
ink ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3229/1

Round, wide-mouthed bowl. Bowl flares slightly out from the rim and narrows sharply at the halfway point toward a small round base. The outside surface is a light cream colour, covered in a finely etched pattern outlined with blue and red linear figures. Both the top rim and the halfway point of the bowl are ringed with a thick dark brown line. The interior of the bowl is painted brown and the base is painted red. Both inside and outside have a shiny glaze.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3060/10 a-b

Long double headed spear. Shaft (part a) is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end, where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. The spear neck (together with heads constitute part b) is made up of two long pieces of dark brown wood, lashed together near their base, then separating. An iron head tops each shaft. Heads are thin, rusted, and have a single large barb pointing down and to the outside.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood, fibre and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3060/9

Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. Remnants of glue here indicate further fibre wrappings. Spear neck is of a dark brown wood, while head is made of a lighter wood and lashed to neck with fibre. Head takes a leaf shape, flared at centre, narrowing to a pointed tip, concave on one side where it is painted black with box designs at centre. Opposite is decorated with a line of ‘v’ and diamond shaped designs. Remnants of red and yellow feathers can be seen in the lashing of head and neck. Neck holds several sets of engraved encircling lines.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood, fibre, paint and feather
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3060/8

arrow Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the spearhead. A thin strand of fibre is wound many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut, long, with four large, sharpened barbs carved at distal end.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, peruvian walnut wood ? and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear3060/7

Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the spearhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut, long, with four small, sharpened barbs along one side.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3060/6

Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the arrowhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut. Two flared barbs sit at midpoint, narrowing to a point. Edges above barbs are sharpened. Lines of geometric design are etched into the arrowhead around barbs are below midpoint.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3060/5

Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material. A fletching of two feathers is attached to the base by fibre twine, where a thick line of adhesive begins to spiral part way down the shaft. The shaft maintains its diameter along its length until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the arrowhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut. Proximal portion of head is rounded, squaring toward centre, then narrowing to a long, sharp, distal point. Etched into the head are ‘x’ designs.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cane grass ?, wood, feather and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3060/4

Bow, made of a heavy dark wood, is relatively wide at centre, narrowing toward each end where it culminates in carved pegs. A braided rope of cotton spans the length of the bow and is knotted around each peg. The centre portion of the bow is fully wrapped with thin cotton fibre. Designs have been drawn on both sides of the fibre in black ink.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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