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Arrow1711/5

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, clay ?, fibre, wood, resin ? and pigment
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow1711/3

Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched and has thin strands of fibre wrapped around it. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bamboo grass, wood, resin ?, fibre and pigment
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/14

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. One silver, bell-shaped metal ornament and three glass beads attached to end with a loop of stainless steel wire: 2 small black; 1 clear.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotK4.193

Clay pot with a short base, a rounded body, a long neck that tapers towards the opening, and a lip that angles outwards slightly. The base and mouth are painted red, and the neck and top third of the body have an incised leaf-like design with red painted leaves. Some dark grey fire marks overall.

Culture
Barotse
Material
clay and ochre pigment
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.237

Miniature standing human figure carved from white tusk wearing a cap. Shallowly carved, linear facial features are coloured with dark grey pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle CaseA2.341

Needle case. Two brown wooden plugs at the ends of an ivory-coloured tube--tube in encircled at three points by linear geometric designs in black. One brown plug is rounded, the other a protruding, triangular point.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?, wood and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/28

A flat tall puppet painted gold-coloured. Represents the character Bima, Pandhawa Prince. The curly black hair curves backward and upward. The black face is accentuated with red. The lower garment is black, red, and gold-coloured checkered edged with a green, red, pink, white, black, and gold-coloured floral design. There is also an alternating green and red downward spike design. There is a matching headdress. The feet are connected with a horizontal red band. The feet and the head face to the puppet's left. Each arm has a red shoulder band and bracelet which has two blue curly protrusions. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, pigment and horn
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/29

A flat tall puppet painted yellow-white. Represents the character Arjuna, Pandhawa Prince. There are red eyes and the three upper teeth are white. The curly black hair curves backward and upward, and are tinged with gold along the edges. The lower garment is finely perforated with a red, green, blue, and gold design. The feet and the head face to the puppet's right. There is a gold necklace with a green pendant. Two gold shoulder rings and a bracelet are on each arm. The shoulders and the elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Balinese ?
Material
water buffalo skin, horn, fibre and pigment
Made in
Bali, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/15

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. One black and silver glass button and eight small black beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/17

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Two glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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