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Ear Ornament3301/6 a-b

Pair of ear ornaments (a-b). Each ornament is composed of a long, skinny stick, adorned with a small bundle of small dark brown feathers, with a single bright red feather at centre. The bundle is bound to the stick by fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, wood ? and fibre
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband Ornament3301/4

Ornament composed of two long vibrant red-orange feathers at back, and a bundle of small, halved green feathers (split down the length of the quill) with accents of yellow-orange, red, and blue-black feathers at front. The feathers are all bound to a short wooden handle by twisted fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre and wood
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring3301/11

Neck ornament composed of seven pieces of skinned birds. At centre, the longest skin with short, black ruffled feathers attached to more skins by twisted strings tied at either end. One side has two larger mostly black with a yellow band and some red, and a smaller yellow and orange skin with red and black accents. On the other side, three different skins are attached: vibrant teal and black spotted; black and yellow striped and a small hummingbird(?) skin black with vibrant teal and blues. One strand of fibre is dyed burgundy, and twisted together with off-white.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, bird skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring3301/14

Neck ornament composed of six pieces of skinned birds. At centre, the longest skin with short, ruffled feathers attached to more skins by twisted fibres tied at either end. One side has one small colourful bird skin and two larger yellow, orange and red with some black, which matches one skin tied to the other end of the central piece. The other skin on the second side has longer tail feather and is mostly black with a yellow band and some red. A small silver-coloured nail holds the string in place.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre, bird skin and metal
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather Headdress3301/1

Woven headband with feather ornaments. The plain woven band is about 2 cm high, and is stained a light reddish-brown. Two long scarlet feathers with blue tips are each bundled with layered brown then red-yellow feathers at front, and inserted into the woven band by the quill tip. There are fourteen small tube-like stacks of feathers, in black and either red or green layers or stripes, which are all topped by light brown downy feathers. The smaller feather ornaments are hooked through the band's weave by their bent quills, and then the ends are tied with fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrows (3)E/1573 *
Hair Ornament16/9177 B

THE SHUSWAP. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 4, 1909

Culture
Nlaka'pamux
Material
feather, bead and hide
Made in
Thompson River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Dart For Game16/6731 D
Dart For Game16/6731 B
Mask3260/110

Portrait mask with short white feathers along the top edge, along with four longer dark feathers. The face has large black eyebrows, black eye outlines, carved out eyeholes, and red nostrils. The mouth is slightly open, with red lips and carved teeth. There are four holes on each side on the back for hanging, with a hide thong. Artist inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
alder wood, feather, acrylic paint and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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