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Ornament473/20 c

Ring of brown cloth decorated with metal discs, buttons and red fur tassels. The ends of the cloth are sewn together to create a band. On the outside of the band, silver painted metal discs of varying sizes are sewn along with white buttons. There are two groupings on the front of the band. Each grouping contains four tassels. Three of the tassels have white seeded shafts ending in green and red wool heads; the other tassel has a red fur shaft and a green and red wool head. There is a thin brown string tied to two sides of the band.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
cotton fibre ?, metal, plastic, fibre, seed, animal hair, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.418

Stylized human mask with an elongated face, bulbous eyes and cheeks, and a low brow ridge; black hair attached at chin. Black mask with an open red mouth. Remnants of burlap-like material attached around the sides.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, hair, fibre, paint ? and metal
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEd5.2489

Mask of a dragon-like figure with movable jaw and ears, a long snout, and two protruding pointed antler-like appendages at the top of the head. Strands of long black hair are attached via holes across the top of the brow. The mask is painted light green with a red mouth and tongue, red inner ears, gold teeth and eyes, red around the nostrils, black at the base of the antlers and yellow at the tips, and lines in black, grey and white are used to create the illusion of hair around the lips, on the ears, and on the eyebrows. Two pieces of white fabric are attached at the bottom of the mask and painted with scales in dark grey, yellow, orange and red.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, fibre, paint, paste adhesive and hair
Made in
Shimane, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather CapeC1463

Cape composed of various feathers of brown, white, red, and green in a checkered design on an openwork twining weave. The plant fibre twining is carried in pairs with pitch in opposite directions on a weft of dark brown human hair. The feather ends are caught under the rows of plant fibre twining with the tips protruding downward. A heavy three-strand braid of dark brown hair runs across the top. There is a plant fibre cordage tie at each top corner.

Culture
Maori
Material
plant fibre, feather, human hair and pheasant feather
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureIg411

Long, tall wood sculpture. Has green oval inset eyes surrounded bya downward curving red band pointing toward the thin nose which has a bit of hair ? underneath at either side. The open red mouth is showing black teeth. Has a red body with the hands holding a long, thin serrated object in front of it while a smaller length of the same serration is at either side to the elbows. Wearing a tall headdress that is has a black helmet-like feature with four thin upward curving protrusions all around that are decorated with serrations and downward pointing red and black triangles. Standing on a plain, cylindrical wood pedestal.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, hair ?, glass ? and paint
Made in
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC409

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have fifty-three teeth while the shorter sides have twenty-two teeth. A band of triple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorates the wider end of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along the length of the toothed portion.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, palm leaf, hair, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC413

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have thirty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of single black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, fibre, shark tooth, hair and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket424/5

Red woolen trade blanket covered with groupings of feathers attached to fur-trimmed discs of dyed porcupine quills; hair tassels anchored to pieces of purple felt-like material are also attached. Blanket is an elongated rectangular piece with two dangling feather tassels at the bottom and extended strips at the top, creating a circular head-like opening.

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre ?, feather, porcupine quill, dye and hair
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins998/11 a-b

Pair of children's moccasins. Tan hide with pink beaded flowers sewn onto the tops; brown fur trim.

Culture
Dunne-Za
Material
skin, fibre, glass and hair
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushN1.210 a-g

Set of brushes with stem (?) handles and hair bristles: a) brush with white bristles formed into a stiff conical shape with the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; b) brush with white and black bristles, a plastic sticker printed with a design in blue, red, gold and silver on the end, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; c) brush with light brown bristles stained with black ink at the tips and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; d) brush with white bristles stained black with ink; e) brush with a light brown shaft and off-white bristles and the name of the owner incised into the handle in white Chinese characters; f) brush with light and dark brown bristles, the remains of a sticker design in blue, gold, red and silver at the end, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; g) brush with a slightly curved handle, white bristles formed into a stiff conical shape, and the name of the owner incised into the handle in Chinese characters in blue and red; h) conical brass cap for part c; i) conical brass cap for part g.

Culture
Chinese
Material
hair, stem ?, brass metal ?, plastic, ink and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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