• Results (212)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Lenten Mask2743/18

Carved wood mask with beard. Face mask with cut-out openings is painted red with black paint on prominent brows, thick mustache, and eyes. The long beard adhered to the chin is the leg fur of a small animal, with paw and claws attached. The interior is unpainted and lined with strips of gray foam. String is attached to eye hooks at top and sides.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, paint, skin, claw, hair, adhesive, metal and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vila Boa, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceD2.160

Close-fitting necklace made from a thick strip of brown bear fur with ten bear claws sewn around the front. Necklace is tied at the back with strips of red cloth, string and hide thongs.

Culture
Plains
Material
bear skin, bear claw, fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Figure1432/6 a-b

A figure of a black, white, and orange bird painted on a claw and mounted on an angular wood base painted red around the top and black along the bottom.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
claw, paint and wood
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Fish Hook1060/72

Hook with amber coloured claw affixed with grey fibre to a more iridescent, flat shell; five blue beads and a piece of red felt are attached to hook at the same point. The other end of the flat shell has two protruding bumps for tying hook to a line.

Culture
Fijian
Material
shell, fibre, glass ? and claw
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceEdz1405

A metal chain with seventeen charms attached: three amber beads; one amber ingot; one jade ring; one jade bead; two coins with square holes; a piece of coral; a jade disc with a round hole; one carved peach kernel; a carved monkey holding a peach; a jade Buddha's hand; a jade lotus; a pilgrim's gourd; a silver, and bird claw sword; and a bird's beak mounted with silver.

Culture
Chinese
Material
nut, beak, silver metal, claw, stone, coral, metal, amber stone and jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shaman BasketNi30 a-h

Basket (a) is a rounded rectangle, and has a lid (b) which fits completely over base. Basket contains five wooden arrows. Arrows: (part c) five feathers attached to top, shaft wrapped in bands of yellow and green yarn, two feathers near top attached with blue yarn, all feathers hang freely; (part d) six feathers attached to top, light blue yarn wrapped around shaft; (part e) five feathers at top, orange yarn wrapped around upper shaft attaches a rattlesnake tail and a bird claw, one feather attached with red yarn, back shield of thin sticks is woven together with green, pink and blue yarn, also has a round mirror with a plastic frame; (part f) down-like feathers attached to top, green, purple and pink yarn wrapped around shaft in bands, two feathers attached with red yarn; (part g) four feathers attached to top, bands of blue, white and yellow yarn around shaft, gourd medallion with deer(?) shaped in wax has various coloured seed beads applied; (part h) brown feathers attached to top, orange yarn wrapped along upper shaft, two feathers attached with blue yarn.

Culture
Huichol
Material
palm leaf ?, wood, plastic, bee wax, gourd fruit, glass, feather, bird claw and rattlesnake rattle
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BowlNh151

Dark and light brown basketry bowl; dark circular centre with 5 dark flared bands radiating from centre to outer edge. Lighter flared bands alternate between dark. Outer rim is dark with checker work below. Designs tend to be horizontally banded and include; deer, lizards ?, other 4 legged animals, a human, crosses, arrows, rectangles and t-shapes.

Culture
Apache
Material
devil claw pod and willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketNi7

Elliptical coiled basket with elongated watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw geometric design. Design is four sets of five rectangles with one central rectangle and another touching at each of the four corners.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and devil claw pod
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketNi6

Circular coiled basket with handle. Round watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw fibre for geometric pattern. Pattern is three sets of rectangles inside one another. Handle has separate bands of black and outer rim has black crisscross overlay.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
devil claw pod and yucca leaf
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketNi5

Circular bowl with round watch-spring coiled bottom in light white-brown yucca and black devil's claw fibre for geometric step design radiating from centre to outer edge. Coiled outer rim.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
devil claw pod and yucca leaf
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record