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Flute3577/6

Flute made from a section of bamboo, with five holes pierced through the side.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
lacquer ? and bamboo grass
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3541/1

Dari (or dhari) feather headdress. Headpiece is shaped like an inverted-U, with a horizontal line through the middle. Three lines extend from the top of the centre line, connecting with the top edge; outer lines are curved, middle line is straight. All pieces are made of cane, wrapped in orange fibre. Headpiece has an outer border of plastic; connected to headpiece with black cane, shaped into a zigzag. White feathers protrude from outer edges of plastic, secured with black fibre; feathers in bottom corners are longer than rest and undecorated. Rest of white feathers have had their ends cut; each has three small triangles on either side and long diagonal lines at the tip. Large red seed is tied to the top centre of the headpiece and has three feathers extending from it. Long grey feather in the middle, framed by smaller white and black ones, is topped with a tuft of white feathers; secured to grey feather with white fibre.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
cane grass, goose feather, seed, plastic, fibre and dye
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3581/1

Baining bark cloth face mask. The hat has a sturdy formed brim, which expands into a conical crown, painted with repeating patterns of triangles on a continuous line that alternate in black and orange-red. A pointed wooden tip is inserted into the point of the hat. The conical crown is formed with a circular piece of wood, which has straight sticks attached to it, that extend up and meet at the tip. The interior of the crown is lined with large leaves. The face mask is attached to the hat where the brim meets the crown, and has a sturdy formed jaw line. The mask is painted with a skeletal face design showing sunken cheeks and forehead, open mouth with pointed teeth and large outlined black oval-shaped eyes. There is a hole through the centre of the forehead.

Culture
Baining
Material
paper mulberry bark, bamboo grass, plant fibre and paint
Made in
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3575/1

Basketry covered clay jar with designs throughout a central band. Designs include steamship, deer, flowers, cannery, and boat; done in red, brown, green, and yellow. Above and below the band are open weave sections, trimmed with red; thin red stripe around foot of jar with purple triangles extending from either side. Two bands wrap around shoulder; top is red and green and bottom is plain yellow. Third open weave section divides shoulder and neck of jar; plain piece of cedar wraps around neck, trimmed with red. Red inverted triangles decorate opening of basketry; base of basketry consists of alternating bands of weave and open weave. Centre of base is woven and decorated with a plain green line. Glazed clay jar is dark brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, clay, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3567/1 a-b

Small woven grass basket with lid. Round basket with upper edge with one strip of cedar bark, that fits tightly under the dome-shaped lid. The imagery on the basket is of four green birds flying in the same direction around the middle, with a black and red stripe near the base. The lid has a faded black peak, with one black swirl and one red swirl below; the bottom edge of the lid has a green and red stripe around it. The colours inside are very bright, showing a dark blue-green and dark red-pink on the lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
dye, sweet grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3552/3

Glass bottle covered with basketry. The basketry pattern has six bands of different types of weaving. The base is plain cedar bark; the bottom outer band is woven grass with red borders and a canoe image on both sides; next is a looser band of cedar weaving with a diagonal pattern (partly transparent), then a wider central grass band with an image similar to the BC Coat of Arms in the centre (shield-like shape between an elk and bighorn sheep, standing at sides) on one side, also with red borders. The other side appears to be a wolf headdress; then another loose cedar bark band; then another grass band with a canoe design on both sides, red borders, and two ducks on the short sides. There are 7 curved lines going up each shoulder; with the basketry ending midwayup the neck of the bottle (clear glass above). The bottle itself is somewhat oval, with flattened faces and rounded sides; the shoulders angle in sharply to a narrow neck (no lid).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3559/23

Bamboo spoon with thin slanted handle and deep bowl. End of handle is bent, extending straight out and attaching to bowl; bowl tilted at same angle as handle. Bowl is cylindrical and its opening is cut diagonally; minor lip along edge closest to handle. Rounded knob protruding from bottom of bowl; space surrounding protrusion is sunken.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3559/22

Bamboo spoon with thick slanted handle and deep bowl. End of handle is bent, extending straight out and attaching to bowl; bowl tilted at same angle as handle. Bowl is cylindrical and its opening is cut diagonally; minor lip along edge closest to handle. Base of bowl is concave.

Culture
Northern Thai
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Bow3559/8

Strung wooden bow with carved tips and grip; string made up of plant fibre. All elements are stained(?). Carvings on tips of bow consist of a curved plant motif; space between plants is cutout. Grip protrudes from belly of bow and is shaped like a sitting bird. String is twisted on either end, to secure loops around string nocks. Woven diamond in centre of string; bottom half of diamond is cutout, top is solid. Space between string nocks and carvings on tip are wrapped in plant fibre; grip wrapped in same fibre.

Culture
Akha
Material
wood, bamboo grass ?, plant fibre and stain ?
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Quiver3559/9 a-o

Quiver (part a) with ten arrow shafts inside (parts b-k), and four extra arrow shafts (parts l-o); all components are stained(?). Quiver is a stalk of bamboo with the top cut off; base is concave. Arrows are different lengths and have an assortment of points: pointed, flat, and slightly tapered. All of their tops have been split and have had plant fibre, folded into a triangle, inserted through it; to act as fletching. Space above has been wrapped in black and grey fibre, to hold shafts together.

Culture
Akha
Material
bamboo grass, plant fibre, plastic, stain ? and fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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