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Necklace2623/44

Coconut shell scraper attached to a necklace of Job's tears strung on green plastic fibre. Scraper has been sharpened to a concave rounded edge and sides have been notched for decoration. A small piece of bark fibre rope loops the scraper to the necklace, hiding the plastic fibre. Pahaion necklace.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
coconut nutshell, plastic fibre, bark fibre and job's tear seed
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/23

Necklace made from bush banana tips and Job's tears in alternating sections and strung on clear plastic fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
job's tear seed, plant and plastic fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2600/63

Gourd rattle with seeds(?) inside. The wooden handle of the rattle has been painted orange-brown to match the colour of the gourd. The gourd is painted green, red and purple in diamond, heart(?) and leaf shapes, edged with a zigzag etching. The band across the centre of the gourd reads, 'SOUVENIR DE BARRANQUILLA'. A hook is screwed into the end of the handle and a metal plug is in the top of the gourd.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
gourd fruit, paint, seed and wood
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2623/10

Abstract tooth-shaped mask. Masonite board base with a layered border of white shell, red seeds, and white beads.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood fibre, shell, seed and glass
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2623/4

Near circle of 18 boar's teeth, bound together with fibre through a hole bored at the gum end. Layer of printed paper over the fibre binding, then layer of thick dark red substance with a layer of clear yellow adhesive over. Impressed into the dark red substance and adhesive are a semi-circle of red seeds (1.5 x 1 cm), surrounded by white shells (0.8 x 0.5 cm). The tips of the teeth opposite the decorated section also have holes bored. Reverse is undecorated. Wooden bar wrapped in plant fibre on reverse, 5 cm from bottom of decorated edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, paper, seed, shell, plant fibre and adhesive
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2600/62

Gourd rattle (one of pair) with seeds ? inside. The wooden handle of the rattle has been painted orange-brown to match the colour of the gourd. The gourd is painted green, red and purple in diamond, heart ? and leaf shapes, edged with a zigzag etching. The band across the centre of the gourd reads, 'SOUVENIR DE BARRANQUILLA'. A hook is screwed into the end of the handle and a metal plug is in the top of the gourd.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
gourd fruit, wood, seed and paint
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2596/3

Closed seed necklace strung on plastic filament. Small, round, red seeds interspersed with large, thick-shelled, flat brown seeds. There four red beads between each set of two brown seeds.

Culture
Samoan
Material
seed and plastic
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrap Skirt1473/4

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 cowrie shells 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 below this row of shells and hang freely to the bottom of the garment. Each strand of beads is finished with a tuft of red 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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Ornament1461/5

An ornament with the central piece being a flat, round, circular shell from which dangles a cowrie shell surrounded by black-brown seed beads and two strings of green and red beads with a seashell at each end and a plant fibre, possibly grass, below. The central piece has the following written in pencil: "BELE & KARE Tamana".

Culture
Motu
Material
fibre, seed, cowrie shell and grass ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierSf1158

Baby carrier consisting of a tubular structure of cotton cord, lozenge shaped netting. The cords are strung with small black and larger red seeds in an alternating pattern.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Amazonas, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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