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Pipe2948/135 a-b

Cylindrical bamboo pipe in two parts. The larger piece (part a) has a red brown bottom end. The top half of part a is red brown progressing to yellow with vertical brown grooves. The middle part of part a is decorated with an engraved design. The inside of the pipe is filled with a type of dried grass. The smaller pipe (part b) has two small grey green ends and a long yellow brown middle.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/124

Closed necklace made from bamboo and seed ornaments. A section of bamboo is split in two and hangs vertically down the centre of the necklace. Both sections of bamboo are place side by side and maintained together with three small fibre strings tied at the back of the ornament. On each side of the necklace there is a row of ten small, oval, brown seeds. Two fibre strings knotted together close the top of the necklace.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire Kit2878/28 a-d

Fire starting kit consisting of four components. Part a: Two caps on the either end of a small rope which attach to either end of a bamboo stalk (part b). These caps come from a single silk worm cocoon that has been cut in half. There is a flat, rectangular piece of iron that is used with a flint (part d) attached to the length of rope. The iron is curved into a hook-shape on one corner in order to allow the iron to hang off the piece of rope. Part b: Length of bamboo stalk, hollow at one end to allow for the storage of parts c-d, inside there is a bundle off-white un-spun silk fibre. The closed end of the bamboo stalk is burnt and blackened. This end is the carbonated end used to light a dried silk tuft to ignite a fire. Part c: A tobacco leaf rolled up and bent at one end. Part d: Piece of stone used as a flint. It is mostly black with streaks of brown and there is a brown line that runs down the centre of the stone. The edges are mostly jagged, but there is one smooth edge.

Culture
Indian
Material
bamboo grass, tobacco leaf, stone, cocoon, silk fibre and iron metal
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/22

Mwana pwo dance mask with long reed-like hair. The female face is carved of a single piece of wood; the facial features protrude. The eyes are almost closed, with thin slits; the surrounding eye area is emphasized. The nose is small with a thin bridge, the mouth also small and contains small carved teeth. Facial scarring is indicated under the eyes and across the cheeks. The forehead is decorated in incised motifs and line patterns. Ears a small, each with a large hole in the lobe. Attached to the wood face panel is a thick netting of grass that covers the back of the head, with a braid encircling the chin. Attached to the net by long twists of grass are cut pieces of hollow bamboo reeds, strung on to hang like hair.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, grass, plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Angola ?
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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Carrying Board2902/36

Two pieces of wood, bound together by woven rattan board. Narrows at one end. Narrow end also bound together by third piece of wood wrapped in rattan. Thick green rope tied to top and hangs loose with wooden 'V' shaped piece tied at end. Two light brown fibre straps attached to woven rattan, with dark brown rope tied to one end of strap and one end of wood.

Culture
Hmong
Material
wood, cotton fibre, bamboo leaf ?, sisal fibre and rattan
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea Bowl2897/9

Small lacquer tea bowl with light orange, green and brown designs on an orange-red background. Interior of bowl is orange-red. Around the central design is a border composed of a series of alternating orange-red and brown stripes sandwiching a band of green triangles on a brown background. The border encompasses the top and the bottom of the central design. The background of the central design is orange-red cross-hatching over brown. Interspersed on the background are abstract green and light orange floras. There are nine elephants circling the bowl. Some of the elephants are adorned with a light orange design while others are brown. The elephants are all walking in the same direction but their trunk positions differ. Also, some elephants look behind them as they walk. At the bottom of the bowl, there is a small foot with a brown interior.

Culture
Burmese
Material
lacquer and bamboo grass
Made in
“Myanmar: Mandalay, Bagan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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