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Flute2600/11

Flute with six finger holes containing a rolled up paper with blue writing.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass, paper and ink
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2600/67 a-t

Two part quiver and 18 darts. Part a is a hollow reed quiver with red woven fibre sealing one end and a 4 cm band cut around the top of the other, on which to secure a rope. Part b is a longer hollow reed, sealed with tree tar at one end and corded fibre rope looped around the engraved band at the open end. Parts c-t are thin pointed tip darts made from palm wood.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass, dye, palm wood, fibre and wood resin
Made in
San Juan River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool2600/9

Four interlocking pieces of reed, each with the centre peeled away, leaving a hard exterior and soft interior.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2600/2 a-ss

Quiver and dart set. Cylindrical wooden quiver (part a) with lid (part b) is attached to hollow corked gourd (part c) by rope-like fibre. The gourd is stuffed with a natural coloured fibre. There are forty-one barbed darts (d-ss), two of which have wound wool-like fibres at one end; part f is a piece of fibre.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass, tar resin, palm wood and fibre
Made in
San Juan River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Horn1704/4 a-b

Cantonese opera prop of a double-reed horn. Part a: Brass horn with a tapering ribbed wooden body--wooden body has seven segments, each with a finger hole. End of wooden body is attached to a tapering brass fitting with two spherical knobs centred on it. Part b: Small mouthpiece wound in copper wire--slides onto tapered brass fitting.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, reed grass, pigment, brass metal, fibre and copper metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Horn1704/13

Prop horn. Double-reed brass horn with a tapering ribbed wooden body--wooden body has seven segments, each with a finger hole. End of wooden body is attached to a tapering brass fitting with two spherical knobs centred on it--small reed mouthpiece is attached to this fitting.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, brass metal and reed grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteSf1135

Long, yellow-brown flute with carved holes made from a bamboo-like length of reed grass. A separate reed is fitted into the mouthpiece and secured in place with twine. Wool and cotton string are wrapped around the lower portion of the flute in two places.

Culture
Quechua
Material
soqosa reed grass, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Christening Mat1523/2

Woven mat with multicoloured fringe. The natural coloured strands are plaited diagonally with the edges folded over and woven back into the mat. The are eight rows of multicoloured fringe sewn onto the lower half of the mat.

Culture
Tongan
Material
reed grass and wool fibre ?
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1403/1

Oblong, coiled basket with four slightly angled sides. The exterior is decorated with two bands of opposite facing birds and animals that appear to be caribou. Above these bands are two bands of geometric decoration.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
reed grass, spruce root and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute704/53

Light brown-coloured long tubular flute with sharply angled tapered mouthpiece. Opening for air is incised near mouthpiece and two round holes are in centre of the body. At the mouthpiece, a small opening is made by the addition of a small piece of wood. Other end of flute has a slightly hollowed out circular cut in its base.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
reed grass and wood
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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