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Necklace2600/56

Curved beaded necklace strung on vine fibre. Necklace has two layers, creating a ruffle. Both have brightly coloured geometric designs, consisting of triangle and diamond patterns.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2600/55

Beaded necklace with cross-hatched design. Dark blue, white, light blue and red beads are arranged in a diagonal stripe pattern hung from a light blue supporting corded thread. Band is irregular at one end, possibly incomplete.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Cover2596/5

Raffia like penis wrap coloured with purple dye. Long strands of grass-like fibres hang down in a bundle, looped from a band woven from the same material.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Malakula, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2600/81

Thick beaded man's belt comprised of many strands of beads running horizontally in multi-coloured stripes and geometrical designs. Beads are held together by strands of vine fibre woven vertically at various hidden points. Belt ends are looped, suggesting a single string for each colour. A longer strand of corded vine fibre is strung along the top.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Puaro River, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa421

Man's woven bag. The bag is woven of natural coloured fibres, with four thin brown horizontal stripes. There is a long wide strap attached to one side with a loop on the other to tie the strap onto. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Simoni2565/1

Simon Peter mask with painted red face and brown goat skin hair. The face has an open mouth and holes drilled for eyes. Above the eyes strips of goat skin are attached for eyebrows. The goat skin hair covers top of head and extends around neck and forms a hood for the wearer. A twisted tie is attached to the goat skin on the left side.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre, metal and goat skin
Made in
Lilongwe, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap LoomSa449 a-g

A loom (parts a-g) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of burgundy, orange, blue, pink, green and yellow 8-forms on a burgundy and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a); one at each end. Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp is a cylindrical shaped heddle covered in white twine (part c); a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); two shed rolls (parts e-f) and a permanent bar (part g). Part b is a rectangular shaped, brown woven backstrape with brown and green twine ties at each end.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, plant fibre, wood, plastic, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Colotenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa438

Large woven bag. The bag is woven of natural coloured fibres, with four thin brown horizontal stripes. There is a long wide strap attached to one side with a loop on the other to tie the strap onto. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerB83

The bark is folded in on both ends and sewn down with plant fibre, creating a bowl-like shape with a flap bottom and curved sides. The sewn fibre continues around the entire rim, visible on the inside and outside. A light-coloured wooden stick is lashed across the top of the bailer.

Culture
Coastal Malay ?
Material
bark and plant fibre
Made in
Brunei
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark1760/4

Bundle of cedar bark secured twice around the centre with two segments of twine.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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