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Necklace2748/1

Necklace of ten individual argillite plaques, varied slightly in size and shape, showing animal crest designs (grizzly, eagle, hawk, thunderbird, killer whale). Thin brown leather strip onto which they are strung is bound together at ends with purple thread. Each plaque has a description, place, date and artist signature incised into the back, e.g., "Haida Eagle Crest 69 Skidegate McGuire."

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lenten Mask2743/18

Carved wood mask with beard. Face mask with cut-out openings is painted red with black paint on prominent brows, thick mustache, and eyes. The long beard adhered to the chin is the leg fur of a small animal, with paw and claws attached. The interior is unpainted and lined with strips of gray foam. String is attached to eye hooks at top and sides.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, paint, skin, claw, hair, adhesive, metal and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vila Boa, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Headdress2736/7

Realistic representation of shark head is painted bluish gray with carved black eyes and red gill lines. Worn with nose pointing upwards, the beard and the mouth, made up of part of the jaw and teeth of a shark set above a row of squared white wood teeth, are therefore facing forward. The headdress has long strands of grass fibres hanging from the sides and a foam lining around the interior rim. The jaw is held in with nails and two strands of woven synthetic rope are knotted and pulled through holes in the wood.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, grass, shark tooth, metal, polyurethane foam, paint, synthetic fibre, shark bone, shark skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/1

Belt made of band of red, black and white beads strung together in a repeating pattern of two designs. Both ends are sewn onto a rectangle of light skin, one of which is sewn around an oval metal loop covered with white beads. A snap fastener has been sewn onto the other end and is snapped around the loop.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/3

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A repeated pattern of blue flowers on a stem with green leaves on a white background is broken up by two sets of black beads in a pattern, (possibly letters EDIE?). One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver-coloured metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is somewhat pointed at tip.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, rawhide skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier2740/1

Basketry cradle with skin carrying straps attached to the sides. Woven designs in light and dark vary, one side and top end have zigzags along the top and rectangles below, the other side and bottom end have vertical lines. Two cross straps near each end are connected to each other by a thicker strap handle, and a piece of thin green rope is tied through opening at the bottom end.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet2738/168

Wooden jaguar puppet on strings. Lower legs are attached to upper legs with metal staples, the legs and tail are nailed to the body, the moveable head with leather ears tied on with a thin white rope, all of which are attached with long strings to a small wood bar. White paws, black body stripes, open red mouth with large white teeth, and beady black and white eyes are painted.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint, metal, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet2738/167

Wooden horse puppet on strings. Lower legs are attached to upper legs with metal staples, the legs, a saddle, and long grass tail are nailed to the body, the moveable head with leather ears tied on with a thin white rope, all of which are attached with long strings to a small wood bar. The horse is white with the hooves, eyes, and bridle in black and body decoration of green, blue and yellow circles and red dots.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint, grass, cotton fibre, leather skin and metal
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/177

Small portable "retablo" box painted white with purple, green, pink and yellow floral design. Doors at front open on leather hinges to the sides from the centre to display a scene in three dimensions of a mermaid sitting on the rocks playing a guitar for three figures, goat, and a white dove hovering above her head.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, skin, metal and clay
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Retablo Altar2738/200

Brightly painted, large, portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors on leather hinges and painted on both sides in red, yellow,and black, open with red and white striped ribbons, from the centre outwards, to show two levels of small painted plaster figures and animals arranged into two scenes. On the top is a Nativity scene with the Three Kings and numerous shepherds while, on the bottom, is a scene of celebration with male and female musicians, acrobats, dancers, animals and food on a table. The exterior of the box is painted with red square and dot filled diamond shapes against a white background.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, paint, clay, leather skin, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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