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HeaddressH2.113

Headdress made from a hide headband with various articles attached to it. The hide band--which is covered in several shades of brown fur--has five pointed protrusions: three at the front and two at the back. The three protrusions at the front of the band have spherical, halved gourds sewn onto them; the central protrusion features a plume of black, brown and blue feathers attached behind the gourd. A fringe of halved brown seeds dangles from the bottom rim of the headband.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
skin, fibre, seed, gourd fruit and feather
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagB680

Fibre bag, rectangular in shape made of maroon and light brown fabric. The body has dyed green grass woven into horizontal bands. Running vertically is two sections of two stripes of white oval shaped seeds; seeded floral-like shapes along the sides. The handle strap is made of a strip of maroon and light brown fabric, folded down the middle. Along the outer bottom edges is a long threaded fringe. Slit opening at the top.

Culture
Burmese ?
Material
fibre, seed, grass and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.131 d

Part of a necklace consisting of grey seeds clumped together in an elongated oval shape. The seeds all have either purple 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
glass, metal ? and seed
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1343

Dark brown seeds that are irregular in shape and that are strung in a loop on a brown string.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
seed, bark and fibre
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK2.372

Necklace composed of cylindrical beads of off-white hollow reed and dried black corn.

Culture
Baule
Material
corn seed, reed grass and fibre
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.36

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads all around produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, shell ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK2.35

Hollow brown gourd with curved neck. Loose fibre net of grey seed beads on mostly lower portion produces sound when gourd is shaken. Side opening.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, shell ?, wool fibre ? and seed
Made in
Umuahia, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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