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Necklace2600/37

Six strands of light blue beads bound at one end with pink commercial thread. A section of red and some dark blue and white beads are interspersed throughout.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2600/35

Four strands of blue and four strands of black glass beads, threaded through thirty aluminum rings. Beads are strung on woven strands of vine fibre.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass, plant fibre, fibre, aluminium metal and paint
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan2600/30

Diamond-shaped fan woven from strips of vine. Made and used by women to fan the fire. Different kinds of bark were used to make a repeating V-shape geometric design.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan2600/29

Fan woven from strips of vine. Made and used by women to fan the fire. Two different kinds of bark were used to make a repeating V-shape geometric design. Fan has five sides.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/23

Necklace made from bush banana tips and Job's tears in alternating sections and strung on clear plastic fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
job's tear seed, plant and plastic fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Anklet2596/7

Dance anklet made from braided grass-like fibres which hold together strings of nutshells(?) that knock together, producing a musical sound.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
plant fibre and nutshell ?
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crayfish Spear2600/8

Spear for catching crayfish. Four bent barbed nails fastened to a palm wood handle by wire and fibre rope. The end of the handle is notched, possibly to attach an extension.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood, plant fibre, tar resin, fibre and metal
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2600/4

Child's blowgun made of palm wood and wound tightly with vine. Long cylindrical barrel is slightly tapering and appears to have been made in two longitudinally cut pieces held together by the vine and string-like fibres wound at both ends. The tapered end has a small flat section, possibly used to balance one's fingers when taking aim.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2600/3 a-c

Blowgun in three pieces. Long tapering cylindrical barrel cut longitudinally and held together by twined vine. Connecting ends of the barrel are segmented to fit together.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear Ornament2623/7

Ear ornaments, consisting of two wooden sticks (36 cm) bound with fibre, the lower 26 cm covered with red feathers. Four pains of brown tipped yellow feathers at the tip, and along the sides. Feathers between 6 and 10 cm long. Top 10 cm of stick decorated with shell disks tied onto fibre. Fibre with shells continues for approximately 55 cm, joining the two sticks.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
feather, plant fibre, wood and shell
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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