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Bull Headdress2736/4

Bull headdress consisting of curved crown-like wood head piece with carved bull head facing forward from top and long strands of darker and lighter dried grass and red ribbons hanging down in two thick bunches from grass pompoms at the base of the wood. Long, squared rods, with circular tips and hanging red ribbons, project up from the bottom sides of the headpiece. Carved and painted designs in white, red and black decorate the wood on both sides and a piece of rope is knotted through a hole below the bull head..

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, sisal fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bull Mask2736/1

Round, two-part, black and dark brown (stain or paint?) bull mask, with natural horns bound with cow hide and black woven band, has foam at bottom edge attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with cow hide stare out to the side and there is square opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, white rope and more of the green are knotted inside the head and emerge through nostrils and holes, one has a fibre and wood toggle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, cow horn, cow skin, metal, polyurethane foam, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2735/4

Beaded red and black elephant mask. Two long panels of black cotton fibre with red bordering, red, white, blue and multi-colour bead decoration, and burlap backing are sewn together at one end to form a stocking face mask, with large eye openings and large round protruding ears, that pulls over the top of the head. Attached to the top is a large plate-shaped basketry headdress with white canvas covering the flat top and red and black textile on the sides and bottom. Several figures with beaded facial features are attached to top brim and slope down to bottom of cap.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
cotton fibre, grass fibre, plastic and wood ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Teapot2741/1 a-nn

Miniature forty piece tea set carved of walrus tusk: teapot with lid (a-b), sugar bowl with lid (c-d), milk jug (e), 4 cups (f-i), 4 saucers (j-m), 4 teaspoons (n-q), 4 knives (r-u), 4 forks (v-y), 4 soup spoons (z-cc), 1 mug (dd), 5 plates (ee-ii), 1 round lidded dish (jj-kk), and a rectangular lidded dish (ll-mm) and platter (nn). Around the tops of the teapot, sugar bowl, jug, mug and lidded dishes is a ring of inlay red, blue and green circles of plastic.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and plastic ?
Made in
Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuff2710/3 a-b

Pair of hand sewn fabric tie-on wrist covers, or cuffs? Dark blue cotton cloth with green satin backing has darker green edging and embroidered decoration in red, yellow and pale green. At one side edge of each cuff is a long tie of folded blue cloth, and a loop of folded green cloth is sewn on to the back.

Culture
Ainu
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, metal and plastic
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Positive Die Mould2702/1

Positive die mould of a Northwest Coast salmon design. Made of a hard, green plastic or resin.

Culture
Haida
Material
plastic ?
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2713/20

Beaded deer hide bag with heavy beaded floral designs on both sides and hide handles; Hudson's Bay tag inside. Fringe along the edges made of wide strips of hide.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
deer skin, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2704/23

Double layered beaded bracelet on leather backing. The beads are sewn sections, differing in colour (black, white, orange, yellow, red) and motif (solid, stripe, triangle). Stitches around the middle create the look of two layers.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2704/22

Beaded bracelet on leather backing. The beads are sewn in a triangle pattern, alternating black and white with red outlines. There is a beaded border around the edges, white on one side and red on the other. Inside is a square sticker.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2704/19

Circular beaded necklace with long beaded strips. The necklace has 2 rings of blue beads, 2 of white, 1 of red and 1 of green strung onto metal wire. The wire rings are sewn onto a leather backing with a metal hook and eye fastener at the top. At the bottom of the necklace is a white plastic button, an orange beaded rectangle and 7 long beaded strings (blue, orange, 2 green, 2 white and 1 red).

Culture
West African
Material
glass, skin, plastic, fibre and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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