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Bull Mask2736/3

Round, two-part, white, black and red painted bull mask with natural horns and cow hide at top has foam lining attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with cow hide (painted white in places) stare upwards, a piece of hair is attached at the backof the head between the ears, and there is a square opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, others emerge from inside through nostrils and holes in the head, ot one of which is attached a piece of lead, a stick and a grass bundle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
glass, metal, lead metal, synthetic fibre, sisal fibre, polyurethane foam, grass, wood, paint, cow horn and cow skin
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bull Mask2736/1

Round, two-part, black and dark brown (stain or paint?) bull mask, with natural horns bound with cow hide and black woven band, has foam at bottom edge attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with cow hide stare out to the side and there is square opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, white rope and more of the green are knotted inside the head and emerge through nostrils and holes, one has a fibre and wood toggle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, cow horn, cow skin, metal, polyurethane foam, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1570/13

Horn spoon with intricately carved handle; scoop is shallow and undecorated. Handle's decoration is a hollow animal with inlaid abalone eyes and an upward protrusion that has two more inlaid circles on it sides.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cow horn and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2548/2 a-b

Part a is a steel knife with a black coloured cow horn handle. Handle has two sets of four metal bands alternating with three black coloured bands. On the bottom of the knife handle there is a circular piece of metal with two black circle outlines by the edge of the metal circle. Part b is a camel skin sheath that is sewn up one side (with sinew?). Near the opening, on either side of the stitching there are two flaps of extra skin. On the tip there is a cylindrical wrap of skin. There are burnt geometric and linear designs on both sides and top of the sheath.

Culture
Samburu
Material
steel metal, camel skin, sinew ? and cow horn
Made in
Isiolo, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj118

Large cow horn made into a goat bell. Dark brown flaring out to a white colour. Two holes at each side with a piece of leather through them. Choker is made of braided thick leather tied together strips with two flat pieces of leather tied together as a clasp. Inside, there are two carved pieces which are solid wood hanging on metal wire.

Culture
Maasai ? or Turkana ?
Material
cow horn, leather skin, metal and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2455

Bowl approximately round; hollow handle follows natural curve of horn and darkens in colour at tip. Designs from tip down: raven; bear; bird. Eyes of bird, and bear, and back of bird, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mother of pearl shell and cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2454

Bowl approximately round; handle follows natural curve of horn, darkens in colour toward the tip. Carving from tip down on hollow handle: raven; bird; bear; and bird.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2456

Bowl approximately round. Handle carved (from tip) with raven, bear? and bird figures.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornK3.9

Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cow horn, leather skin and resin ?
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8109

Horn spoon with elongated bowl which curves upwards to become the handle. The tip of the horn has been bent downwards creating a finial for the handle. The bowl of the spoon is an opaque yellowish-brown colour with dark brown striations. The handle is dark brown. The exterior of the spoon has a rough texture.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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