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MaskIe354

An oblong-shaped mask in blackened wood with cut-out eyes and mouth. Two small bumps on the forehead. Large eyebrows. Top of the head, the upper lip, and the jaw areas have been plastered with red clay, and gum, painted over in black, inlaid with cowrie shells, and human hair, held in place with glue.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
resin, clay, hair, cowrie shell, fibre ? and wood
Made in
Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa22

A loop of dark brown hide to which is attached a piece of soft light brown hide split into three strips, each terminating in a cowrie shell. The two pieces are secured in place by a binding of leather stitched in place.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa21

A loop of stiff brown hide to which a piece of soft dark grey hide is attached. It is split into three strips, each terminating with a cowrie shell. The two pieces are secured together by a binding of leather stitched in place.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC743

A long brown wood model canoe with geometric diagonal linear decoration plus a row of cowrie shells from bow to stern on both sides. One light brown outrigger is attached with three brown wood sticks.

Culture
Niuean
Material
wood, cowrie shell and fibre
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC111 a-b

A small egg-shaped orange-red gourd (part a) decorated with red and white beads with a cowrie shells which hangs loose at each side. Very shallow pricked line design. The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of brown and black diagonal lines.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
fibre, cowrie shell, glass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1230

Woven fibre bag (bilum) with a wide rounded, flared bottom that tapers to a narrow top. On either side of the narrow opening is a flat handle woven. The covering the surface is three leaf-like flaps outlined and decorated with bands of cowrie shells. The surface has wide bands of cowrie shells with alternating stripes of red and black on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, cowrie shell and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1233

Rigid circular necklace made from teeth bound to fibre with twisted fibre string and decorated with a row of cowrie shells. Loop and tie closure.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cowrie shell and dog tooth
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC927

Model canoe with painted black outer hull inlaid with geometric and flower-like shell shapes along the bottom edge of the hull and in horizontal lines on the sides of the hull. One end has a carved head and arms attached , and the opposite end has a carved geometric finial as well as a string of cowrie shells. Four seats, each composed of a straight segment of wood supported by a u-shaped piece of wood with a carved head that faces inwards at the tip of each end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, wood, paint, resin, fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's DressD2.16

Short-sleeved buckskin dress with multicoloured beading and fringes along the hem, sides and sleeves. Predominately red, white, black, dark and light blue beading; beading at neck and hem of dress. Area around shoulders stained red.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin, cowrie shell and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1373

A long-faced mask with an elongated nose that joins to the chin. Carved with geometric designs over the entire face consisting of curved notched lines and swirls. Brown paint above the cowrie shell eyes. There is a long cylindrical-like protrusion extending upward just above the forehead. Bark ? hanging strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, paint, wood and bark ?
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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