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Chisel3205/7

Agouti tooth chisels. Cane wood makes up the shaft of the chisels, with wrapped vine thread and tree resin used to secure the teeth. The agouti rodent teeth are very sharp, strong, thin and slightly curved, coloured a light orange.The two chisels are attached by cord tied around and indentation at the ends.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
wood, agouti tooth and plant fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3205/8

Bowl shaped basket decorated with three black horizontal bands with black dots in between. The upper band is just below the rim, the other two are on the round base. The inside is undecorated.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
palm fibre, charcoal pigment ? and annatto berry pigment ?
Made in
Venezuela ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3077/31

Bow and four wooden arrows tied together in a round bundle. Three arrows are made of reed with long sticks inserted into one of the ends, black and grey-white feathers on shaft and grey stone points sunk into the wood at tip. Black twine used to secure joins. One of the arrows is made of cane and has a pointed tip inserted into one of the ends. Wooden bow has a twisted plant fibre string tied to each end.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
feather, reed grass, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle3077/30

Basketry rattle woven of bark strips; halved gourds in the interior. Twisted handle is tied with three cotton cords.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
bark, cotton fibre and gourd fruit
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3077/29 a-b

Long gourd pipe with narrow tube and hole in globular body to attach pipe stick (part a). Small clay bowl (part b) with everted sides, incised triangular decoration near flat rim; ring band below.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
grass, gourd fruit and clay
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3077/28

Man's feather crown, or headdress. Circular woven crown with black and white feathers attached all around it, and two long orange-red feathers in the middle; small white feathers below.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
parrot feather and coconut palm bark ?
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear Ornament2878/69 a-b

Pair of ear ornaments, each made from a single length of bamboo. A small piece of pointed wood protrudes from one end of the bamboo, where black, red and yellow feathers are attached.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
bamboo grass, feather and wood
Made in
Venezuela ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/196

A large papier-mache bull mask with four smaller bull faces and a large red cape attached at the back. The large bull has two black horns with red tips curved outward and inward from the sides. The large bull is painted white, yllow, blue, red, and green. The smaller bull faces have two black horns with white tips pointed outward at a 45 degree angle upward. The eyes are cut out for the two smaller bulls which are in the middle side-by-side, and the eyes and the mouth are cut out for the smaller bull at the bottom. The smaller bulls are painted yellow, red, white, blue, and pink.

Culture
Venezuelan
Material
paper, paste adhesive, paint and fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/195

Colourful, horned, humanoid papier-mache mask. Painted aquamarine, yellow, white, red, black, and orange. Long, red fabric hood is attached to the back of the mask.

Culture
Venezuelan
Material
paper, fibre and paint
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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