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CarrierAc231

Light brown burlap(?) covering over a rectangular block shape bundle of blackened substance and stitched up one side with cotton(?) cord. Bundle squeezed between two sticks and all three wrapped and knotted together with fibre lashing. Sticks taper at ends with each finished in a knob and both touching while they are wrapped and knotted with cotton(?) cord held on the ends by the knobs.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hemp fibre ?, resin ?, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe160

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, bulbous at top of neck, the rest of the neck slopes slightly, then sharply flares to shoulder and constricts sharply to flat 18 cm. base. Modelled face on neck with protruding ears, nose and chin. Slits at eyes and mouth. Rectilinear dark brown and orange on light yellow/brown design from neck to shoulder. Thick dark brown lines mark off areas in straight and stepped lines and zigzag connections. Some orange lines and fine dark brown lines infill spaces. Occasional x's on these lines. Orange diamond below face, brown zigzag at forehead. Orange for bottom half and at inside rim. Black and light brown patches around bottom. Plain inside. Resin coated inside and out. Scrapes and chips at shoulder. Dirt accretions and checked patches. Paint chipped on face.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe159

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, slightly sloping neck, then sharp slope to shoulder, constricting sharply from shoulder to 18 cm. flat base. Two modelled faces oppose on neck, ears, nose and chin which jut out. Slit for eyes and mouth. Dark brown and orange/brown rectilinear motif on light yellow/brown, on faces and to shoulder between. Main design feature is thick outlined (dark brown) cross shaped boxes with crosses and other lines inside and out. Below faces are light yellow/brown painted torsos with 4 fingered hands, outlined in dark brown on dark orange ground. Zig-zag edge between arms and torso with triangles on line outside arms. Below shoulders is solid rubbed dark orange with black, carbonized areas. Outside rim is dark brown, inside jar is dark orange for half neck, unpainted for remainder. Resin coating outside and partially inside. Scrape across one hand. Some chips at rim, checking at shoulder.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotSe153

Near spherical pot with flat base, flattened top, and a raised central ridge around the circumference. Opening with lip extends from ridge at one side; a very worn shoelace is tied through a small hole in the lip. The lower half of the pot is red, the ridge is brown, and the upper half is tan with black and brown rectilinear design; designs are in mirror image, projected around the central band, running parallel to and extending from the lip.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, caraipe bark ash, resin, fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarIa69

Large, flat bottomed jar covered with rounded sides and a sloping neck. Jar is covered with rattan rigging; seven horizontal bands of three-element twisted rattan held together with many vertical, split and braided rattan spacers. Dark film overall.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
rattan, clay and resin ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeIb374 a-c

Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.

Culture
Punan ?
Material
resin ?, fibre, hair, bamboo grass, nylon fibre, skin, metal and wood
Made in
Punan Lusong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe354

An oblong-shaped mask in blackened wood with cut-out eyes and mouth. Two small bumps on the forehead. Large eyebrows. Top of the head, the upper lip, and the jaw areas have been plastered with red clay, and gum, painted over in black, inlaid with cowrie shells, and human hair, held in place with glue.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
resin, clay, hair, cowrie shell, fibre ? and wood
Made in
Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornK3.9

Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
cow horn, leather skin and resin ?
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Applicator StickAa114

Natural branch carved at one end to reveal the light wood. Other, broader end retains darker bark and is painted with hardened acacia gum.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and acacium resin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdhesiveAa113

Hardened triangular sample of black glue.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bee wax, gemsbok hoof and acacium resin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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