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Bark Breaker16/136 C
Bone Dagger3277/23

Cassowary bone dagger with a clay(?) head. The head is painted black and red, and has inset shells for eyes as well as smaller shells for designs. Pig tusk extends out from both sides of the figure's large nose. Each ear has two pieces of twisted plant fibre though it, and the head is adorned with a small amount of human hair and a fan of cassowary feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass, cowrie shell, cassowary feather, pigment, cassowary bone, pig tusk and human hair ?
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3080/91

Round hat with metal applique. Sideband has four groups of embroidered flowers. Linear metal applique with coin-like ends hang past brim and alternates with beads vertically along sideband. Cone-shaped metal applique pieces are attached horizontally at the sideband-crown seam. Linear metal applique with engraved details alternate with vertical rows of multicoloured beads around crown. Centre of crown features tiered metal piece with inset plastic jewel. Back flap features geometric and floral embroidery ending in low point with two rows of alternating beads, and coin-like metal pieces on bottom corners.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
bone ?, silk fibre, wool fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
Xinjiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thatching Needle3274/16

Polished bone needle with two holes drilled through the centre. The needle is oval-shaped, and has a slight curve to its body.

Culture
Yapese
Material
bone
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear, Salmon16/2154 B
Bark Breaker16/712
Dance Cape3298/3

Dance cape made from red and white serge trade cloth. Off-white cut-out appliques on red cloth (winged or stepped "S"-shapes and dots), with an off-white fringe border and collar. Cape is composed of three pieces of red fabric, stitched together to form about 270 degrees of a circle. There are two bone(?) toggles at the collar, and a single loop extending from the right side.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and bone ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrows (3)E/1573 *
ArrowE/1554 *