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Knife2516/9 a-b

Bone-handled knife (part a) with long pointed metal blade. Base of bone handle has thick band of inter-woven wires wound around it, top has incised designs. At top and protrusion of handle there are tufts of hair, some dyed red, and longer strands of dark human hair. Blade has darkened to almost black in some areas. Part b is a wooden scabbard with incised designs in upper section, and at bottom. It has 14 dark brown double bands of grass encircling it. There are two woven circular designs made of light and dark coloured grass, among the bands. On the upper part there are 14 rows of light coloured grass wound around and through the wood underneath the incised design. Attached to the back of the scabbard is a thinner scabbard that appears to be made from a seed pod(?) which is lashed onto the scabbard with string and wire. There is a braided grass handle attached at the back of the scabbard, and a tie of cotton printed fabric tied to the handle. The wood of the scabbard has a red stain(?) over most of its surface and there is another longer tuft of hair attached behind the scabbard.

Culture
Iban
Material
wood, pod ?, human hair, cotton fibre, stain ?, metal, pig hair ?, grass ?, steel metal and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dancing StaffIh229

A basketry covered wood stick which flares outward at one end. The handle end has five seed pods tied around with braided fibre or grass.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
wood, fibre, grass and pod
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace358/16

A wool fibre necklace of light brown and brown with green on one side and orange on the other side. There are six bell-shaped pods attached around the braided necklace.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
wool fibre, pod and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1343/12

Woman's crescent-shaped ornament made of gilt wire to resemble a sprig of leaves with a central floral motif. The flower has a seed pod at the centre and several are attached on either side of the flower to resemble smaller flowers or buds.

Culture
Austrian
Material
pod, metal and paint
Made in
Salzburg, Austria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1343/11

Woman's decorative ornament consisting of a sprig of evergreen foliage, cloves, seed pods(?) and small cones, combined with an artificial flower made of gilt wire. Bound together with brown florist's tape and finished with a metallic gold rickrack bow.

Culture
Austrian
Material
cotton fibre, wood, metal, cone and pod ?
Made in
Salzburg, Austria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog Collar RattleIe335

A dog collar of heavy rattan, tied into a knot. From it, there are suspended four rattan loops, of a doubled length approximately 6 cm. The ends of each loop are threaded through a hole in a seed pod. The four seed pods are irregular in shape, approximately 5 cm. long and 3 cm. thick and hollow with a rough veined surface. A section of each has been cut out.

Culture
Kewa
Material
rattan and pod
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleIe327 a-e

A rattle made of four tubular seed pods (parts b-e), each about 31 cm. Long with a 2 cm. diameter, dark brown and loosely bound together with coarse plant fibre cord ( part a). The tubes have seeds inside. The end of one tube (part b) is plugged with plant fibre like the cord, the end of the next tube (part c) is plugged with white plant pulp while the end of another tube (part d) is plugged with soft brown paper (?), and the end of the last tube (part e) is plugged with paper(?) at one end and plant fibre or bark at the other.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark ?, paper ?, plant, seed, plant fibre and pod
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleIe326

A rattle made of four tubular seed pods, each about 13 cm. long with a 2 cm. diameter, tightly bound together with woven rattan in a loosely wrapped pattern. The tubes have seeds inside. The ends of the tubes are plugged with fibrous material.

Culture
Kewa
Material
plant fibre, seed, rattan and pod
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlNh151

Dark and light brown basketry bowl; dark circular centre with 5 dark flared bands radiating from centre to outer edge. Lighter flared bands alternate between dark. Outer rim is dark with checker work below. Designs tend to be horizontally banded and include; deer, lizards ?, other 4 legged animals, a human, crosses, arrows, rectangles and t-shapes.

Culture
Apache
Material
devil claw pod and willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNi7

Elliptical coiled basket with elongated watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw geometric design. Design is four sets of five rectangles with one central rectangle and another touching at each of the four corners.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and devil claw pod
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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