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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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FigureIe472

Figure depicting a standing female decorated with red seeds on the eyes and stomach, a fibre fringe threaded through the nostrils, and stained dark brown overall. The figure has a painted face in white and yellow as well as stomach and chest markings in white. She wears a sennit fibre skirt with tufts of sennit fibre at the top of the head. Decorated with feathers at the neck and front right leg.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, seed, feather, sennit fibre, paint and stain
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumIe469

Carved wood drum, cylindrical shape narrowing in centre. Open end in shape of a crocodile with open mouth. Sharp teeth, pointed snout with pointed ridges along back. Eyes outlined in red seed, fibre tie through open nostrils. Centre part has geometric band paintings and handle. Other end has stylized face with red seed eyes. The open end of the drum is covered with snake skin. Drum is painted white, brown, black and light brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, paint, seed, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Skull828/6

A bird skull, with part of the body.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
bird bone, wood, seed and feather
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress988/2

Large woven headdress, rectangular in shape with rounded corners. The front edge is lined with a row of white buttons. Attached to the sides are three strands with red seeds and large pieces of shell on the ends.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
leaf, shell, seed and glass
Made in
Paiella, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1176/34 a

The fan has thin black-brown feathers and a decorated handle. The handle is made from a piece of wood doubled over and covered in a thick black substance, possibly resin. Pushed into the black substance are many teardrop-shaped gray seeds.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
feather, wood, resin ? and seed
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1176/25

An extremely long necklace beaded with grey-white seeds on a plastic string.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
seed and plastic
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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