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BasketK4.153

Conical basket that has a linear geometric design in black on natural colour, creating an eight petal-like flower design. The foot is of poorer quality than the rest of the basket and of different material, presumably it is not original to the basket.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
plant fibre and grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.152

Upward flaring, circular basket that has a lozenge design in natural colour and black. The foot shows much poorer quality in comparison with rest of the basket and is noticeably lighter in colour so presumably is not original to the basket.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.115

Necklace of wood, animal feet and claws, horns, variety of beads, vertebrae turtle shell, glass beads, small beaded leather pouches, and a flattened skin with reddish-brown and light yellow-brown striped fur markings strung on a twisted fibre cord.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
fibre, bone, skin, turtle shell, animal foot, claw, horn, wood and glass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.130

Necklace with two strands twisted together of numerous, small, yellow shells looped on a piece of twine; shells are conical in shape.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
snail shell and plant fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.129

Necklace with two strands twisted together of numerous, small, yellow shells looped on a piece of twine; shells are conical in shape.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
snail shell and fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.124

Long necklace composed of ten strands of black and white seeds arranged to make a triangular pattern of alternate colours. Attached are twenty-one fragments of dried, stuffed birds; only five birds have remainders of bodies. The feathers of the birds are black, green, blue, yellow and red.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, bird and fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombB68

A comb that has fifty short teeth. Two bamboo canes are split in the middle where the narrow strips of bamboo are inserted. The teeth of the comb are separated and held by the nylon thread.

Culture
Batak
Material
nylon fibre, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaceN1.145

Brown wooden mace with a stick-like body and a wide, circular head folded over at the top; mace is covered in intricate imagery carved in relief: cranes a in pine forest, pine trees and deer. Golden silk cord and tassels attached at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtM5.8 a

Long cream cotton shirt with embroidery. The shirt has a small standing collar, deep v-neck opening, long sleeves and flared bottom half. The panels of embroidery cover the collar, v-neck opening, sleeve ends and bottom hem. The panels have a geometric design in red-orange, black and off-white, worked with tightly twisted wool thread. Some of the embroidery around the front opening has been removed; at one time there was a tuck around the waist and sleeves, to shorten the garment, and traces of hand stitching remain. All seams are hand-sewn. The inner collar and sleeve edges are lined with red cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Macedonian ?
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bitolj, Macedonia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature ShoesM4.13 a-d

Two pairs of miniature shoes with velvet uppers, leather soles, a band of woven black and off-white cotton at the back of the upper, pointed toes, and beadwork on the top of the upper: a-b) a pair of green velvet shoes with clear and red beads in shape of three flowers; c-d) a pair of orange velvet shoes with clear and blue beads in shape of three flowers.

Culture
Turkish
Material
leather skin, glass, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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