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SpearK3.12

Dark wood shaft cut and joined with a dowel. Narrow iron point with the tang inserted into the shaft bound with tightly coiled iron and two sections of loosely coiled iron. Band of incised geometric design near the point. Metal point flattened and hammered around shaft at butt.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK3.19

Tipped with a sharpened black metal point hammered around the shaft. Butt end has black metal blade hammered and rounded. Blade joined to the shaft with nails. Shaft cut near centre and joined.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressEa4

Woman’s dress made of purple shot silk, trimmed with gold jacquard ribbon, gold braid and panels of red cotton textile, closed at the neck with two white glass buttons. The neckline is finished with a narrow collar band. The wide cuffs are trimmed with gold braid and small, geometric embroidery. The back of the bodice and the upper part of the skirt are made of orange cotton textile. The waistband is constructed of gold jacquard ribbon and red cotton textile. The full skirt is pleated onto the waistband, and the hemline is trimmed with couched gold braid designs and gold jacquard ribbon. Completely backed with pink cotton textile; the lining and outer textiles are stitched together at intervals with a running stitch.

Culture
Baluchi ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, glass, dye and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressEa3

Woman’s dress made of purple shot silk, trimmed with metallic thread embroidery. The bodice front is a panel of heavily embroidered geometric designs worked in couched metallic thread and patches of brightly coloured cotton textile. The dress is collarless, with a centre front slit opening at the neck. High waist. The bodice back is plain. Full sleeves with embroidered cuffs; the two cuffs are similar in design but do not match each other exactly. The bodice is lined with a patchwork of cotton and silk textiles. The skirt is softly pleated onto the waisband. The hem is finished with a wide band of couched metallic thread embroidery and patches of brightly coloured cotton textiles. The back of the skirt is slightly longer than the front.

Culture
Baluchi ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEa1

Blue velvet vest with gold embroidered trim and red lining. The gold braid embroidered trim is in curvilinear designs covering both sides of the front, with plain gold brocade outlining the armholes, neck and front opening. There are three brass hook and eye closures inside the front opening. The back, lining and front trim are red cotton.

Culture
Pathan
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and brass metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperNb3.1309

Traditional shield-shaped whole copper with a T-shaped raised design element that divides the bottom section in half and separates the top section from the bottom. The top portion has sides that flare outwards and a curved top edge. The top portion has a flat border surrounding a convex area decorated with a face. The drawing of the face and a series of parallel lines on the lower portion of the copper have been engraved through a blackened (lead) surface to reveal the copper underneath.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and lead metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf554

A crescent-shaped ornament made of sheet metal. Four punched holes near the inner edge of the crescent at the centre.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeIb374 a-c

Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.

Culture
Punan ?
Material
resin ?, fibre, hair, bamboo grass, nylon fibre, skin, metal and wood
Made in
Punan Lusong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingSf780

A band of sheet metal shaped into a ring. The two ends meet with a small gap.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf778

A metal disc with a single hole 0.4 cm from the edge. Flecks of a gilded layer are visible. There is an impression of a tie in the green deposits between the hole and the edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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