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Bracelet3077/7

Bent wood bracelet tied at ends with a twisted cord. Grey feathers attached at the middle, surrounded by green and yellow feathers. Ends of wood are wrapped in black cotton thread, which is wrapped around added strips of bark(?).

Culture
Bororo
Material
feather, plant fibre, bark ?, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3077/6

Bent wood slat bracelet tied at ends with a twisted cord. Red, yellow and green feathers attached at the middle, surrounded by grey-white feathers. Ends of slat are tied with black cotton thread, which is wrapped around added strips of bark(?).

Culture
Bororo
Material
feather, wood, cotton fibre, plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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e'ehhwe'p sywth (To Share History)3113/1 a-f

Tall, double-sided, three-dimensionally carved vertical panel on stand. Killer whale and crocodile themes; one side is inspired by coastal Salish themes/imagery, the other side is inspired by Sepik River (Papua New Guinea) themes and imagery. Made of yellow cedar, walnut and rosewood, with ebony inlay.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
yellow cedar wood, sepik rose wood, black walnut wood, ebony wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Violin Case3126/1

Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.

Culture
Coast Salish: Semiahmoo
Material
plastic, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, brass metal, synthetic fibre and bear grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2948/28

Large woven bag. Bag has 2 shoulder straps, and a third larger handle. Front is decorated with bunches of thin braided tassels hanging from bands of alternating brown and yellow triangles. No decoration on back.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre, leaf ? and bark ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn Container2956/259 a-b

Yellow-brown goat horn with a cork plug at one end and a removable plug (part b) at the other end. Fine incised hearts and arches decorate the surface. A star is also carved on the surface and possibly the date 1928(?) above the star.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
goat horn and bark
Made in
Borba, Evora, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Warrior Charm3084/1

Body adornment (karawut) woven of bark and fibre. The object is coloured with ochre, charcoal and lime, and takes a basic human shape with head at top, protruding nose running down the length of the face, large open eyes, and open mouth below nose. At bottom are two thin legs with dangling cowrie shells as feet. The chest is thickly padded. Lines of cowrie shells are sewn onto the torso and upper legs, and boar tusks, two per side, are attached along the midpoint edges. At back, a short loop of fibre is attached at mid-upper shoulder.

Culture
Abelam
Material
hibiscus bark, sennit fibre, boar tusk, cowrie shell, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment and lime pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/40

Nose piece (Bipane). The two shells of a clam are carved into crescents, tied together with fibre through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. The shells are white on both sides with striations on the outside. The striations on one of the shells shows the curving lines of the bivalve and has a charcoal-grey section and some dark red residue.

Culture
Asmat
Material
clam shell, bark ? and wood resin ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/39

Nose piece (Bipane). Two large shells of a clam are carved into thick concentric crescents, tied together with a bright yellow fibre through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. The outside is a light tan in colour with brown striations. The underside (front) is ivory in colour. The two crescents are set quite far apart.

Culture
Asmat
Material
clam shell, bark ? and wood resin ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/38

Nose piece (Bipane). The two shells of a clam are carved into thick crescents, tied together with bast string through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. Both sides of the shells are ivory in colour, with some darker striations on the outside and natural vertical lines on one shell.

Culture
Asmat
Material
clam shell, bark ? and wood resin ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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