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Sawfish Headdress2736/9

Sawfish headdress, made of wood painted red, black and white, has protuding eyes and a long sawfish rostrum bound onto the top with string. Attached to the small base are three braided grass strands knotted together to fit over the head, six long grass pleats that hang down like hair and a black grass fringe. A cushioning ring of black cloth is attached with string to base.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, grass, cotton fibre, sisal fibre and sawfish tooth
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Headdress2736/8

Realistic representation of shark head is painted white and black with carved black eyes and red gill lines. Worn with nose pointing upwards, the beard and the mout,h made up of the jaw and teeth of a shark, are therefore facing forward. The headdress has long strands of grass fibres hanging from the sides and a foam lining around the interior rim. The jaw is held in with nails and two strands of woven synthetic rope are knotted and pulled through holes in the wood.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, grass, shark tooth, shark bone, shark skin, metal, synthetic fibre, paint, cotton fibre and polyurethane foam
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2735/4

Beaded red and black elephant mask. Two long panels of black cotton fibre with red bordering, red, white, blue and multi-colour bead decoration, and burlap backing are sewn together at one end to form a stocking face mask, with large eye openings and large round protruding ears, that pulls over the top of the head. Attached to the top is a large plate-shaped basketry headdress with white canvas covering the flat top and red and black textile on the sides and bottom. Several figures with beaded facial features are attached to top brim and slope down to bottom of cap.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic and wood ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin2734/3

Long bobbin, made from piece of bamboo or hollowed wood, with white cotton thread wound tightly around it.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
bamboo grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe2711/1 a-g

Model of an outrigger canoe. The canoe has one lateral support float known as an outrigger which fastens to one side of the main hull, usally the port side. The outrigger has five spars or poles that attach it to the canoe by lashing. The sail is triangular in shape and woven from bark. Canoe (part a); six carved paddles (b-g).

Culture
Futunese
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bis Pole2719/3

Tall bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures and red, yellow and white pigment. Above the pointed base is a hollowed oval canoe or bowl shape topped with a head. Two standing female figures, with body and facial tattoos, wearing only belted thongs, face each other, one holding the other up by the knees and the other resting her chin on top of the first female's head adornment. Braided grass tassels hang from holes along the sides of the hollow oval and from the ears and neck of the figures; top figure has a woven white cotton tube bracelet around one wrist.

Culture
Asmat
Material
nutmeg wood, pigment, grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bis Pole2719/2

Bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures, painted with white and brown pigment. Above the weathered base is a hollowed oval red-striped canoe or bowl shape. A male and smaller female figure stand facing each other, she hugging his waist, he holding her arms at the elbows. Both figures have carved brown tattoos on their face and body, painted black hair, and they wear braided grass belts, necklaces, and earrings; a braided grass tassel also hangs from one of the eight holes along the sides of the bowl. A red seed is imbedded into one eye of the male, the other eyes have only remnant adhesive.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, paint, grass fibre, seed, metal and adhesive
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bis Pole2719/1

Carved wood Bis pole painted entirely with dark brown-black pigment. Above the spiked base rise two columns, each with three figures facing forward, with their feet on the head of the one below; in the back column are males who reach forward to hold the head or shoulders of the females in the slightly lower front column who reach back to hold their knees. The eyes, head bands, and carved tattoos on face and body are painted red and white. The top female wears a large branching headdress, the bottom female kneels.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, pigment, metal, cotton fibre and grass fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2720/40

Large wooden shield with carved and painted designs. The shield is rectangular in shape, with rounded upper corners. At the top, on a long straight neck, is a thin carved human head. On the front is a geometric pattern with square and triangle motifs in white, outlined in brown on an orange ground. Knotted through holes along the sides are bark tassels. On the back is a protruding handle with two large square holes and a painted zigzag motif.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, pigment and bark
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2720/35

Large wooden shield with carved and painted designs. The shield is rectangular in shape, with rounded corners. On the top is a post with a row of small carved squares on the front. On the front is an abstract design with lines curled at both ends in white, outlined in brown on orange ground. Knotted through holes along the sides are fibre tassels. On the back is a protruding curved handle with two large square holes.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, pigment and bark
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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