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Jar3060/1

Large clay pot. Vessel has a small round base, slightly concave, from which the body flares widely to a bulbous belly, then inclining to a tall, sloped neck with slightly flared rim. Bottom of body is unpainted, while midpoint is painted in blocks of light yellow and dark brown. Shoulder and neck hold linear designs in dark brown that represent the Shipibo concept of the interconnectivity of the universe. The rim and interior are painted dark brown.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3072/1

Large bowl with a bulging body. The wide midpoint recedes toward a narrow mouth at top and small base at bottom. The lower half of the bowl is painted orange and glazed, with no decoration. Around the midpoint is a strip of brown with a light coloured broken zigzag motif. Above this is painted a base colour of light brownish-grey, covered with linear designs in dark brown and orange. The interior is undecorated and unglazed.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/167

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with carved lines encircling the top three at the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with criss-crossing rattan and beeswax. A thin line is scratched around the top of the shaft three times. The bamboo’s nodules have been shaved smooth.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, wood, rattan, resin and bee wax ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3051/14

Bone tool made of a section of bone that has been shaved and worked into a thin, rectangular blade, culminating in a slightly wider sharp-edge. Striations from the shaving can be seen on the blade, as well as deep scratches in ‘x’ patterns, square patterns, and random lines. One half of the tool is wrapped thickly with a type of fabric, possibly covered in something like resin(?), to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bone, fibre and resin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife, Woman's, Skin CutterO/11
Nose Ornament2948/37

Nose ornament made from shell carved to form two rounded, hook-like shapes that curve towards each other at the centre. Both parts are tied together at one end with a bark-like cord, covered with a black adhesive substance.

Culture
Asmat
Material
clam shell, bark ? and wood resin ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Bowl2959/23

Rattle bowl, cream slip and design inside, red slip and design outside. Round vessel has a narrow circular base from which thin walls flare widely toward a straight walled rim. The exterior is an orange-brown, painted in a small, open pattern of dark brown lines with dark brown crosses interspersed. At rim and base are encircling lines of light brown and dark brown, respectively. The interior of the bowl is painted light brown, overlaid with a large open line pattern in orange-brown and dark brown, including a cross at bottom centre, with a smaller cross at midpoint. At the rim is a single encircling dark brown line. The finish both inside and out is somewhat shiny. The base is thick, and holds noise makers that rattle when the bowl is moved.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Bowl2959/22

Rattle bowl, red slip and design inside, cream slip and design outside. Round vessel has a narrow circular base from which thin walls flare widely toward a straight walled rim. The exterior is light brown, painted in a small, open pattern of dark brown lines. At rim and base are encircling lines of dark brown and orange. The interior of the bowl is painted orange, overlaid with a large line pattern in light and dark brown, including a cross at bottom centre, with a smaller cross at midpoint. At the rim are two encircling lines with small regularly placed triangles protruding. The finish both inside and out is somewhat shiny. The base is thick, and holds noise makers that rattle when the bowl is moved.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2960/6

Clay bowl with wide mouth and a neck that flows at an outward angle away from the rim. The shoulder is low and cuts sharply in toward the round, bulbous base. The interior of the pot mimics the exterior. The rim is painted a dark brown and orange-brown, with a pattern of thin brown lines in geometric forms on a cream background encircling the pot’s shoulder. The bottom is decorated with a series of criss-crossing lines and V-shapes in brown, rust and orange. The surface is shiny.

Culture
Shipibo and Conibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Pulcallpa, Ucayali, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2960/5

Clay bowl with wide flaring mouth and straight sides that incline sharply to a round base. The interior is decorated with thick lines of white and rust, and thin lines of brown and rust in V-shapes and a central X-shape. The finish is matte. The exterior is painted with small, delicate geometric designs in brown and rust, over a light brown base colour. Lines of brown and red-brown encircle the rim. The outer surface is shiny.

Culture
Shipibo and Conibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Pulcallpa, Ucayali, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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