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Skirt2948/14

Grass skirt consisting of long ruddy-brown blades of sago leaf attached to a broad, woven waistband of 5 rows and 24 columns, alternating between yellow-brown and dark brown fibres with remnants of red ochre. Four long tassels of tight braids drape from the top of the belt; two with cockatoo feathers at the ends. An undulating double row of coix seeds and a several yellow, blue and green plastic beads are threaded with fine, bright green nylon twine over the top of the belt. The waistband ends are broad loops; the right end has a long, broad, loosely woven braid of tight braids of sago leaf.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre, plant fibre, seed, feather, plastic, dye and ochre pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask, Cannibal Spirit16/963

DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY: MASKS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. MACNAIR, PETER, JOSEPH, AND GRENVILLE EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1990, Publisher: THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978 ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. HARNER, M.J. AND A.B. ELSASSER EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1965

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, pigment, hide, fur and string
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Rattle50.2/6809

Culture
Salish
Material
hoof, hide, wood and pigment
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Basket With Lid50.2/6653 AB
Basket50.2/6652
Basket, Coiled, Large50.2/5704
Basket, Coiled, Large50.2/5703
Basket, Coiled, Large50.2/5702
Basket, Coiled, Large50.2/5701
Basket, Twined50.2/5539

Culture
Salish
Material
plant fibre and pigment
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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