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Medicine Container3563/2

Horn container with carved wooden lid. The small horn appear to have a boar bristle fringe at the end. The carved wooden stopper is larger than the horn container. The stopper has a humanoid face on the front with an owl-like head above it; five human figures are carved in a row up the back, each with their hands on the shoulders of the one in front. The stopper is tied onto the horn with a thin fibre cord. There are holes drilled through the lid and horn for securing the closure, but the pin is missing.

Culture
Batak
Material
horn, wood, boar hair ? and plant fibre
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3558/10

Ulu type knife. Metal blade is crescent-shaped with a beveled bottom edge. Blade held in place by bronze metal plates on both sides, that slot into the underside of the handle. Three copper nails have been hammered through the bronze plate into the blade to hold it in place, with the ends smoothed to blend with the bronze plate. The handle is a rectangular piece of horn, with a curved top edge. A hide cord is tied around centre of handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, muskox horn, bronze metal ?, rawhide skin and copper metal
Made in
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Animal Horn3522/4

Horn container filled with packed pigment and plant fibre; horn has a hole drilled through the tip. Brass ring is strung through the hole and has decorative brass attachments. Attachments include: a bracelet-like band, two coiled springs and an ankle dance rattle-like band. The bracelet-like attachment has a rounded interior and exterior; top and bottom sides are flat. The centre exterior is decorated with incised diagonal lines. The rattle-like band is folded, with the top and bottom edges pinched at two points on the exterior side; semi-circles protrude from top and bottom edges in between pinched sections. The ends of the band are curled into tight circles.

Culture
Krahn
Material
horn, brass metal, pigment and plant fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume3473/2 a-b

Two-piece mask (part a) and tunic (part b) costume. Mask consists of a rounded basketry headpiece, crowned with ten horns, and a rectangular panel hanging from the front. Headpiece is covered in thick braids, made of hair, which wrap around the bases of the horns. The braids then extend downward, draping over the chest and back of the wearer. Braids have red cloth tied at intervals along their length with cowrie shells hanging from their bottoms. The mask panel is covered entirely in cowrie shells with stuffed red fabric in the centre, imitating eyes and a nose. Additional cowrie shells and red fabric decorate the horns. The tunic is sleeveless and indigo-dyed, with off-white designs throughout. Designs are inside rectangular blocks across surface. Designs include: interlocking abstract “X” shapes, dots, concentric diamonds, and propeller-like shapes. Fringe decorates bottom edges and slits are cut underneath arm openings. Black cloth lining around neck opening and slits.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye, hair fibre, dye, horn, cowrie shell, wood ? and plant fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Muskox Figure3528/22

Stone carving of a standing muskox. Its curved horns appear to be made of horn, held on with an adhesive. Made of a polished dark greeny stone, with its head turned a bit to its left. Lightly inscised eyes, nostrils and mouth. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, muskox horn ? and adhesive
Made in
Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1944.53; Z 14928 B

Horn spoon, the bowl and handle made separately and riveted together by copper rivets, elaborately decorated with conventionalised animals, totemic figures, etc. carved in the round on the handle and engraved on the back of the bowl.; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
horn, copper metal and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Spoon3051/1927

Cow horn spoon. (3051/1888-1927 were grouped together as a similar lot of 40 cow horn spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cow horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3051/1926

Cow horn spoon. (3051/1888-1927 were grouped together as a similar lot of 40 cow horn spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cow horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3051/1925

Cow horn spoon. (3051/1888-1927 were grouped together as a similar lot of 40 cow horn spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cow horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3051/1924

Cow horn spoon. (3051/1888-1927 were grouped together as a similar lot of 40 cow horn spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cow horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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