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CombB67

A comb that has sixty-six short teeth and a horn handle with a pyramidal knobule finial at each end. There is a woven geometric design consisting of a pattern of lozenges.

Culture
Menankabu
Material
bamboo grass, horn and hair
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife HandleB54

Wooden knife handle with intricate carved designs and a large garde protruding from the bottom. Abstract design trimmed with red, white and black hair. Band of black rattan relieved with tan.

Culture
Iban
Material
hair, fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushN2.1008

Plain with eleven characters marked down length of handle; handle has mottled surface; hair is grey-white.

Culture
Japanese
Material
hair and bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskN2.819

Face depicts a deity, and has exaggerated features. Face is pale green with open, red mouth, wide eyes, and long beard made of black hair.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, hair, paint and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Noh MaskN2.814

Painted mask that depicts an old man's face, representing Okina (翁; elderly person), also known as Hakushikijō (白色尉/白式尉; white okina); flesh colour with red lips, black hat rim, with beard and bushy eyebrows of coarse white hair. Eye, nose, and mouth openings and wrinkled appearance.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, hair and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN1.494

Standing male figure with a long red beard, dressed in elaborate armour suit; all in gold, except for a red cap. Belt and shoes have t'ao-t'ieh motifs. Gold, red and black base. Unmarked.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, lacquer, horse hair and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3587/3

Blanket woven with dyed dog hair. Composed of four small panels stitched together on the long edge. Off-white ground weave with dark grey-green dots, a mismatched column of X's, and two columns of zigzags on either side. Some of the dots have either red, blue, or pink included. Each end has bands filled with alternating zigzags of dark grey-green with colours like pink, yellow, blue, green and red. The short edges are uneven with some fringe.

Culture
Rawang
Material
hemp fibre, cotton fibre, dog hair and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Kachin” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3625/2

Turtle shell and basketry face mask. The dark red clay(?) face is built on the rounded outside of a turtle shell and surrounded by a thick basketry edge with a woven loop at the top for hanging. The mask has short, curly, dark brown hair attached along the top of the forehead. The face is painted with a black pigment with horizontal stripes and rows of triangles. The narrow pointed nose, mouth, and ears are prominently built-out with clay, and detailed. The mouth is painted black with a red slit down the centre of the bottom lip. The ears are pierced with a hole at the top, outer, and bottom edges. The eyes are inlaid cowrie shells with built out eye sockets and horizontal black stripes underneath. The edge of the face is outlined with face down cowrie shells. The forehead has another row of smaller shells inside the cowrie shells. A trio of the same small shells is inlaid into each cheek in a triangle shape. The back of the mask is the inside of the bare turtle shell, stained black with holes along the edge where the basketry is attached.

Culture
Abelam
Material
turtle shell, plant fibre, clay ?, pigment, cowrie shell, shell and hair
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring3557/7

Bamboo ear plug sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Earring is hollow and cylindrical with two triangular protrusions at the front opening; tuft of animal fur stuffed in between protrusions. Triangular, straight, and curved lines burned(?) around front of earring; diamond design amongst lines underneath triangular protrusions. Yellow card inserted into bag, behind earring, with image of person wearing one and another of the earring itself; paragraph of text describes materials, and technique for ear piercing.

Culture
Au
Material
bamboo grass, animal hair, plastic and metal
Made in
Sandaun, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hobble Tie3486/48

Braided animal hobble (hank’ay). The braid appears to be from animal hairs (possibly very coarse llama and horsehair). The bobble on the end appears to be made of sheep’s fleece, while the tassel attached to the bobble appears to be horsehair. The braid was done with 16 threads, 8 brown, 4 beige, and 4 black.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, horse hair and llama wool fibre ?
Made in
Ollantaytambo, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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