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TorchAc215

Cylindrical torch with a bees wax, and grain compound wrapped with light green-white straw, and grass bound together with a single strip of bamboo in twined large ties. The end comes to a point opposite the working end.

Culture
Lega
Material
grass, fibre ?, grain seed, bee wax and bamboo grass
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollAe93

Doll made from a piece of corn cob with the head, breasts, and buttocks made from clay.

Culture
Bira
Material
clay and corn seed
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAc228

Wood stick with two openwork spherical structures, one fitted on each end. The stick passes to the other side of the sphere through the centre and is lashed in place with sphere warp elements. From these, the sphere structure is one continuous length of root(?) following the circumference, evenly-spaced and lashed to warps by rows of wood strip binding. Decorated by removing dark brown bark for light brown coloured bands. Small seeds placed in each sphere. Ends finished by wrapping wefts around warps.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
seed and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSe141

Rectangular band of woven cloth; one end sewn finished, the other ends in several green and brown twisted strands with shell noisemakers. The band is made of three parts: a central band of complex geometric weaving in green and brown in the supplementary weft, and edged with thin brown, green and pink bands. The noisemakers are halved shells of nuts or seeds.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, metal, shell, glass, seed and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSe140

Faded rectangular band of woven cotton with geometric pattern of brown diamonds in supplementary weft; edges are woven in five bands of tan, red, brown, blue, and yellow. Ends bound together with strands from weaving. Excess binding is braided and strung with large seeds and metallic bells at each end. The bottom of the band has numerous strands of transparent beads of blue and red, along the entire length.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, glass, metal, seed and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSe139

Two near identical beadwork tassels with seed endings. Tied together at top with excess strands. Each is woven in a like manner: six strands in white, purple and orange beads are woven into a cylinder with geometric patterns (diamonds and x's) in black, yellow, green, and red. The six strands then re-emerge from the cylinder, each ending in two seeds. A seventh strand, in green, purple, and red, and also ending in two nutshells, descends from the top of the tassel, through the cylinder, and hangs between the other strands at the bottom.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
glass, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin ContainerIa74

Hollow, oval-shaped sphere. Entire surface has in relief carving. Creature's face at one end with jagged white teeth inset in a hollowed out oval mouth, circular staring eyes of inset pearl-like blue shell with black-painted pupils, wing-like eyebrows attached to the eyes, leaves that form the nose, and a long, slender moustache. Four oval panels on the width-wise circumference, each containing a human figure in European dress: two males, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat while the other is in a long-fringed cloak and a spherical hat; and two females in high-heel shoes and long, patterned dresses, one with a bustle. Fifth panel at the top has a slot opening. Incised hatching covers ground area while leafy plants and other patterned bands fill the other areas. Some openwork. At the opposite end to the creature's face, there is a hole surrounded by a ring and four evenly-spaced leaves projecting outward.

Culture
Philippines
Material
shell, adhesive and seed
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagEi40

Square bag made with cotton appliqué. The surface is decorated with an orange square border followed by four concentric squares in orange, light orange, green and white. The middle has a dark blue cotton square with multi-coloured stripes embroidered in various patterns. Central square is bright orange. Arranged symmetrically at corners of appliqué design are small semi-spherical silver ornaments, two of which have a string of white shells, a blue bead and brown seeds hanging down. Tassels of multicoloured wool, strings of white-glazed clay beads, brown seeds, shells and squares covered in multicoloured thread hang from two corners of bag face. Two ends of black looped strap form sides of bag; finished off in orange appliqué and multicoloured tassels on the bottom edge.

Culture
Hmong
Material
cotton fibre, shell, seed, silver metal ?, glass, clay, wool fibre and dye
Made in
“Myanmar: Shan, Keng Tung” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle SocketEe56

Cylindrical kernel of an apricot stone, flat on the bottom with a shallow cup-like depression on the top. Made of a stone-like material which is brown with white or yellow flecks throughout. A black deposit resides within the depression in several spots.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
apricot seed
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsEe27

A string of one-hundred-and-ten beads on white cotton cord, one-hundred-and-four of which are spherical orange-brown seeds with a fine mottled surface that have faint striations. String forms a circle, at one side of which, there are three deep-carved beads of brown wood. At the opposite side, there are two identical beads to which are attached a smaller red-brown seed-bead with a spherical orange-brown seed, knotted on with the ends of the cord on which the beads are strung. Tied around the string of beads is braided white cotton cord, on which an amber ? bead is knotted. Cord is 4.4cm. long.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
seed, wood, amber stone ? and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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