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Feather MoneyC438

Money in the form of a coil of bark fibre with red scarlet honeyeater bird's feathers and pigeon feathers gummed to the bark. The feathers overlap like shingles. The money is in several parts: a) a segment with nearly all of the scarlet honeyeater feathers intact; b) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers attached; c) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; d) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; e) coil of bark fibre with pigeon feathers and remains of some scarlet honeyeater feathers attached; f) end segment of woven fibre and bark with a roughly square piece of tortoise (?) shell lashed to the bark and light grey Job's Tears seeds at the edge as well as a segment of braided bark strap; g) four pieces of coil.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bark fibre, feather, tortoise shell ?, seed and resin ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.131 c

Part of a necklace consisting of grey seeds clumped together in an elongated oval shape. The seeds all have either purple, blue or gold sequins with a white bead on top and a metal wire loop keeping the layers together. Each seed has a wire loop bottom which fastens to a brass chain.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
metal, seed and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1176/37

Bag made of woven plant fibre with several rows of intentional holes in the weaving, and four rows of light grey seed ornamentation with a thin band of grey pigment at the top, a thick band of light red pigment across the middle, and a band of red pigment along the bottom. The sides of the bag are also decorated with a band of grey seeds, there is a woven strap attached to the reverse, and there is a thick band of grey seeds with several dangling elements composed of a red seed, a segment of black reed(?), a red seed, a grey seed, and an off-white feather at the tip. There are two clusters of orange-brown and black thin feathers at either side of the bag front.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
plant fibre, feather, seed, dye, reed grass ? and paint ?
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.149

Flat rectangular white beaded panel with green, black, and red, and yellow, red, and black triangle designs on the front. Bead and seed fringe on the bottom, and black fibre tie band on top with two beaded sections attached to the top of the panel.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, wool fibre, fibre and seed
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GarmentH2.9

Bark garment, semi-circular in shape with a rounded indent along the bottom centre; bordered with a row of red alternating and black seeds along with a row of brown seeds. The central motif consists of two red star shapes outlined in black and cream seeds with a central green circle. In the middle of the garment is an orange circle outlined with rows of grey, red and brown seeds creating a sunburst design. In each upper corner is a collection of red and white and orange and white feathers. Along the outer edge is a fringe of grey and brown seeds with lengths of cane. The upper left edge has a top half of a bird beak hanging on a piece of the fringe. There is twisted fibre twine attached to either side.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
bark, stem ?, fibre, feather, seed and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/7

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow, multicoloured, horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced brown plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, plastic, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.40

Black, triangular piece of leather with a fringe and border of alternating sections of red and black seeds sewn onto it. The centre of the piece features decorative beading with black, red and white-brown coloured seeds, as well as the necks of three gourds, sewn so that they protrude from the leather at a ninety degree angle.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
leather skin, seed, gourd fruit, fibre, grass and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/6

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal double row of yellow-brown plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, job's tear seed, tin metal, glass, plastic, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/3

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a narrow multicoloured horizontal stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of cowrie shells (arranged in threes) is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Above the shells are three ‘rosettes’ made of cowrie shells -- one large design in the centre of the skirt and one small design spaced on either side of it. Many long strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, cowrie shell, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/2

Rectangular, ceremonial skirt, or apron. The main body of the piece is made of black cotton textile which is bordered at the top with a yellow horizontal stripe and on each side with a narrow, geometrically patterned stripe. The lower third of the garment consists of a finely-woven, horizontally striped, multicoloured textile, with many woven geometric motifs. A horizontal row of closely-spaced pairs of plastic buttons is affixed to the apron just above this patterned textile and extends almost all the way across the width of the garment. Many long (38 cm) strands of dark red glass and metallic cylindrical beads, interspersed with white seeds, are attached in pairs below this row of buttons and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of wool, resembling a small tassel.

Culture
Ch'in
Material
cotton fibre, jacob's tear seed ?, tin metal, glass, wool fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Nagaland, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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