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BagCb76

A brown leather bag in three main pieces with appliqued, and embroidered leather trim outlining the flap and the front of the bag. Side inserts extend upward to form a sheath into which a double braided strap handle is bound. Front flap fastens with a leather toggle. Design motifs include diamond and cup-shaped cut-outs of decreasing size, crosses, and dot-and-dash lines.

Culture
Fulani ?
Material
leather skin, adhesive and dye
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskCb75

Fly whisk of light coloured horse hair with the handle bound in thin dark brown leather. A leather strap forms a loop from the end of the handle and there is a leather fringe where the handle meets the horse hair. The loop is decorated with long parallel stripes of dyed and incised lines and the fringe has dyed black parallel lines overall.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, adhesive ?, lacquer ?, dye and horse hair
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAj106

Wood figure representing a young man. Elongated slender figure carved in wood and blackened. Straight crude limbs and small delicately carved features. Rough black wool yarn has been glued on for hair and small white beads glued at eyes. Dressed in an outer apron. Inner apron and dress-like front apron in leather with large rich coloured beads in green, red, blue, and white.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, glass and pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb364

Poorly crafted two dimensional humanoid male with added frontispiece depicting arms and torso. Split bamboo rod tied to body from head to foot to right; arms immoveable. Head without headdress tied to body. Loose hair in brown with gold edges. Pink face with red lips, irises. Teeth, eyes gold (cream?). Details either incised or painted in brown. Brown pointed beard. Blue garment (?) painted on shoulder of circular frontspiece. Large bare belly. Blue again painted on lower torso. Legs bare.

Culture
Javanese
Material
leather skin, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sled CarvingNa678 a-f

Dog sled carving (part a) with five dogs (parts b-f). Sled made of two long runners across which are tied eight crosspieces with thread pulled through holes on runners. Linen fabric supports a seal covered by a sealskin, all bound to sled by leather strips. Leather harness secures dogs, all with straight legs and dark eyes, to the sled.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, flax fibre and walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb363

Partially two-dimensional, but fairly flat, human figure. Jointed arms tied to shoulders, without recognizable hands, and tied to controlling rods. Black hair swept back without headdress. Wide white face with red eyes and lips and ear ornaments. Facial details in black. Gold upper torso and arms. Garment covering lower torso in various shades of blue. Red hanging. Black and white floral design on skirt. Arm to left with grate-like member. Arm to right with circular member with red centre.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb361

Two-dimensional humanoid male, painted on both sides. Jointed arms tied to shoulders and at palm of hand to right to controlling rod. Rod to other hand missing. All flesh pink (face, body, arms). Hair black. Face with blunt nose, wide bulging eyes with red irises, red lips and exposed teeth. Moustache, eyebrows, and other details in black. Chest with black dotted 'y' pattern. Skin contoured to right. Green undergarment with belt and black and white patterned skirt. Feet bare, legs apart.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinNa704

Light brown leather moccasin with three pieces hand sewn with cotton thread; insole, cuff; three laces; black cotton rounded triangle sewn on tongue; decorated with thirteen blue bead triangles around edge; fourteen green beads at base of triangle.

Culture
Tlicho
Material
leather skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Fort Rae, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornK3.9

Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cow horn, leather skin and resin ?
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSj2

Tan-brown leather hat, with separate crown stitched to brim. Cut in half-moon design around crown; decorated with machine stitched designs, white plastic strips threaded through evenly spaced holes forming circle and star design. Three metal stars on one side of brim. Leather strips hanging from crown. Two neck straps; one short and wide, one long and plaited, with leather strips attached.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
metal, leather skin and plastic
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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