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ArrowAa39 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, wood, metal, bark, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden Basket43.1.53

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Culture
Klamath
Material
tule and reed grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Basket43.1.39

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Culture
Shasta and Klamath
Material
tule, cat-tail grass and reed grass
Made in
Plateau, North America
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Basket43.1.38

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Culture
Shasta and Klamath
Material
tule, reed grass and porcupine quill
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Basket43.1.34

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Culture
Klamath, Shasta and Modoc
Material
tule and reed grass
Made in
Plateau, North America
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Doll3111/24

Textile doll wearing a yellow dress with horizontal red bands and one band of geometric spiral waves. Upper body has a beige band with brown geometric spirals (waves and step patterns). Hands of three fingers are up and made of a reed grass. Covered with light red dyed camelid threads. Rhomboid eyes with red and white circles in interior, light yellow face, two front red tassels as braids with two yellow knots each. Headdress with vertical bands in light blue, brown, white and black, cream coloured cotton and camelid threads. Interior textile at back of head has bird and geometric decorations, lower body interior has brown cloth with zigzag motif. Upper body has textile made of white wool and gauze.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre, reed grass, dye and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2990/640

Reed flute with cylindrical body, rectangular and vertical opening near wide mouthpiece and six stops on top and one at back. Not repaired but complete.

Culture
Chincha
Material
reed grass
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2990/635

Reed flute with seven stops; string binding between first and second hole and one near open mouthpiece.

Culture
Chincha
Material
reed grass and fibre
Made in
Chincha, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panpipes2990/634

Musical instrument, seven note reed panpipe. Each pipe made of reeds of two different diameters, with string bound joints. Two small reeds are absent. Incomplete.

Culture
Chincha
Material
reed grass and fibre
Made in
Chincha, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3077/31

Bow and four wooden arrows tied together in a round bundle. Three arrows are made of reed with long sticks inserted into one of the ends, black and grey-white feathers on shaft and grey stone points sunk into the wood at tip. Black twine used to secure joins. One of the arrows is made of cane and has a pointed tip inserted into one of the ends. Wooden bow has a twisted plant fibre string tied to each end.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
feather, reed grass, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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