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Bag3083/11

Square woven bag with three vertical bands of geometric motifs, three square pouches, multicoloured fringes and a strap with wave decorations. Peruvian and Bolivian coins from the 1800's have been sewn with cotton threads on the front side. The most common engraved phrase on the coins is: "Libre por la constitucion" (free by the constitution). Plain weave textile technique.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3083/10

Knitted bag with narrow opening, square shape in the middle, triangular at end (diagonal decoration), five bands and pompons around the edge in green, yellow, red, pink and orange dyed wool. Three pockets (two in one side and one in the other side) are rectangular in top body and triangular at ends with geometric designs forming a potato flower. Pockets have three pompons on each triangular end: (1) red and pink, (2) green and yellow and (3) yellow and orange (other side). Five bands with different motifs: eight circles around a main circle, wavy black design, humans holding hands with birds, birds in profile, and curved lines crossing each other.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spinning Ball3083/9

Oval spinning ball, covered in brown woven fibre with a loop at one end and round opening at the other end. Ball is filled with raw off-white cotton(?) in the interior.

Culture
Andes
Material
fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bolivia
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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Manioc Strainer3077/26

Manioc strainer and press. Long, thin, basketry tube. Loop handles at both ends. Tied at ends with jute string and cotton string.

Culture
Lower Amazon
Material
palm leaf ?, jute fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3077/24

Long arrow with eagle feathers affixed near the notched end of the shaft with cords, and a broad bamboo arrowhead inserted in the hollow cane stick at the other end, also wrapped in cord.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
eagle feather, cotton fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth3077/22

Rectangular loincloth of cotton cord and halved seeds, with brightly coloured feathers tied at both sides, and two twisted cotton string ties at the top. Short fringe all along bottom edge with longer fringe at each corner. Twenty-eight horizontal rows of halved seeds. Five pairs of tassels with halved seeds and feathers at sides.

Culture
Wai-Wai ?
Material
tururri seed ?, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
Para, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/21

Ceremonial stick with feathers attached at top, blue feathers in the middle; green feathers at the base. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns over stick; twisted jute cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
bast fibre, cotton fibre, parrot feather, feather and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/20

Stick with feathers on top, blue and orange-red parrot feathers in the middle. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns around stick. Twisted cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
parrot feather, feather, wood, cotton fibre, bast fibre and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/16

Long orange-red painted stick with pieces of horizontal tied bast fibres and black cotton threads around it. Traces of white feathers in the middle; capped with feathers at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
wood, bast fibre, cotton fibre, feather and paint
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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