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Mask3137/5

Mask made of carved wood, animal skin, cloth and feathers. The face is painted orange, and displays an open mouth, small rectangular nose, small eye holes bored through the wood, and small ears to the sides. Tufts of hair are glued to the upper lip for a mustache. Three lines are drawn to the outside of each eye, and a half circle with two groups of three lines sits between the eyebrows, which are small pieces of hide. Small carved wooden teeth, unpainted, are attached inside the mouth, and white paper is set inside the eyes with holes torn in the centre to allow the wearer to see. Short-haired goat hide is attached around the edges of the mask with crown of head left bald, and to it at the back is sewn light brown cotton fabric that covers the head of the wearer. Atop the mask is a group of tall brown feathers.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, goat skin ?, feather, cotton fibre, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Lilongwe, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3137/3

Mask made of carved wood, animal skin and cloth. The face is painted dark red, and displays an open mouth, small nose, eye holes bored through the wood, and small rounded ears to the sides. Small tufts of hair sit under the nose for a mustache. Feathers are attached to the top of the head, mimicking hair, with hide on the sides. A thick thatch of matted grass is attached to a dark brown flap of cotton that covers the wearer’s head at back.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, cotton fibre, goat skin ?, grass, paint and feather
Made in
Lilongwe, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Bib3125/8

Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral, shield-shaped with a rounded bottom. Two thongs of bark attached to the top corners hold the garment around the wearer's neck. The cloth is decorated with vegetable dye in geometric patterns in yellow, red, dark blue and brown. The body of a toucan bird is attached at centre by bark thread, blue feathered wings splayed toward the edges of the pectoral, its head with very large beak hanging freely. The garment is edged in light brown and grey seeds, with several long feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, toucan bird, feather, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Bib3125/7

Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is shield-shaped with a rounded bottom. A thong of bark attached to the top corners holds the garment around the wearer's neck. The bark is decorated with vegetable dye in geometric patterns in yellow, red and black. The body of a toucan bird is attached at centre with thread made of bark, blue feathered wings splayed toward the edges of the pectoral. The head with its very large beak hangs freely. The garment is edged in light brown and grey seeds, with several long feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, toucan bird, feather, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Bib3125/6

Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red, dark blue and black. The body of a red and black cotinga ? bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of red and green feathers under rows of white seeds centred around a larger brown seed. The pectoral is edged in dark brown and grey seeds, with several single macaw ? feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, cotinga bird ?, macaw feather ?, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3125/5

Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow, dark brown and black. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, red and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a brown and yellow bird with green tail and red back, facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, also facing down, with blue wings spread to the sides. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, toucan bird, bird, feather, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Bib3125/4

Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red and brown. The body of a brown and yellow bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of red and yellow feathers under four strands of light grey seeds with a larger red one at centre. The pectoral is edged in a line of brown and grey seeds, with several macaw ? feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, bird, macaw feather ?, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3125/3

Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck is rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow,dark brown and dark blue. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, yellow and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a bird facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, upright with wings high and pointed behind the birds body and head. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, toucan bird, bird, feather, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Bib3125/2

Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red, dark blue and black. The body of a bright blue bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of blue feathers under a grouping of five long, dark brown seeds. The entire piece is edged in a line of brown, grey and white seeds, and seven single macaw ? feathers are attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, dacni bird ?, macaw feather ?, dye and seed
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3125/1

Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, with a rounded neck and a small V at front. Front and back are painted in circular and geometric patterns and lines coloured red, blue, yellow and black. On the chest are decorative designs of blue and yellow feathers and strands of beads. Across the shoulders on the back is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, with feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. Each side of the tunic has a toucan sewn to the lower half, facing down with heads and large beaks freely hanging, wings and tails widely splayed. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
bark, toucan bird, feather, seed and dye
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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