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FigureAg73

A dark brown leather skin covered wood figure with a very thin, large, flat head that has a downward and outward flaring ridged ear at either side of a very small face. The cylindrical neck is long. The body is slightly bent forward with flat, inverted geometric u form arms extending outward at a downward angle. The lower part of the body is rounded. On a flat, square base.

Culture
Mossi
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads473/20 b

The beads are strung on 22 strands with fur and round fibre tassels. On four strands, white beads are sewn to both sides of a thin piece of red cloth. On two strands, flat red disc-like beads are alternated with round black beads and each strand has two red fur tassels tied on. There are five strands of white rectangular beads. There are six black strands; the top half are braided and the lower half are loose. On some loose black strands pieces of skin are tied. The bottom of all strands, except the black, have a multicoloured fibre ball. The top ends of the strands are tied together.

Culture
Akha
Material
seed, fibre, skin, animal hair and dye
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress473/20 a

The headdress has a wooden frame and is decorated with metal discs, seeds, beads, fur and coins. The very top of the headdress is covered with black fabric. On the top of the cylinder-shaped wooden frame, there six wooden rings wrapped with gold fibre. Beneath the cylinder-shape, the wooden frame becomes one-sided and flares out. Beneath the rings there are alternating rows of silver-coloured metal discs and white beads. Three red fur tassels with red and green wool ends hang from the top of the headdress. Also from the top hang loops of black fibre with pieces of monkey skin ? and white seeded tassels with red and green wool ends. From the sides of the headdress hang more black tassels, red fur tassels and loops of red and white beads. From the bottom of the headdress hangs a brown strap with ten coins of varying sizes sewn onto each side of the strap.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
wood, glass, monkey skin ?, metal, fibre, cotton fibre ?, animal hair, seed, dye and wool fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.256

Cylindrical mask made of a bamboo and wood frame. Decorated with leopard skin and red and black checkerboard designs. Four elongated flaps attached to the bottom edge.

Culture
Mende
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre and leopard skin
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Leggings863/4

A pair of red wooden foot coverings attached to fabric leggings decorated with animal fur and feathers. The boots are made of three pieces of wood and held together by cord. The two side pieces have a total of four protruding claws, three on the front and one on the back. The bottom piece of wood is shaped like a fish with a fin on the heel and painted in red, green and black. The white fabric leggings have a waffle texture, a thin waist band and are attached to the inside of the boots. The leggings have animal fur attached around the waist and each leg. Feathers are sewn onto the leggings all over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
skin, wood, paint, feather, dye, cotton fibre ?, plastic and synthetic fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.217

Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.

Culture
Bamana
Material
metal, palm leaf, leather skin and wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.246 a-s

Woven rectangular quiver (part a) with eighteen arrows (parts b-s). Quiver: light and dark cane woven together. Arrows: rattan (?) shafts with incised designs and long metal points attached at the head (parts b-f); rattan (?) shafts with incised designs, leather fletchings and variously shaped metal arrowheads (parts g-s); five shaft-headed arrows for birds, others for larger animals.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal, leather skin, stem ? and rattan ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA7961 v

Leather bag with blue flannel trim along one side and the bottom. Stuffed with paper, skin (?) and ochre.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
fibre, leather skin, ochre pigment, paper, skin ?, ink and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling GameA4480 a-e

Irregularly-shaped, stone-like piece of ochre (part a). Flat, ovular stone with a circular hole bored near one edge; stained red and black (part b). Short, cylindrical double-pointed paint stick (part c). Rolled hide sheet (part d) with one pointed end enclosing thin strips of cedar bark; cloth thong tied to tip of pointed end. Elongated, yellow-white antler toggle with a short cloth thong tied through a circular hole bored through one end (part e).

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
antler, skin, cedar bark, stone, ochre pigment and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumIa310

Painted hollow wood drum covered with skin held in place by two ringed bands of flower patterned fabric. From the larger cylindrical upper portion, the drum has a smaller ringed section and an outward and downward flaring base. The upper portion from top to bottom has the following: a horizontal band of upward pointing red triangles; a horizontal, rounded, yellow band; a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved yellow and red semi-circles; a horizontal yellow band of vertical grooves; a horizontal, rounded, green band; and a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved yellow and red semi-circles. The smaller ringed section has a central horizontal, rounded, red band with a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved green semi-circles at either end surrounded by a horizontal red zig zag-like band and a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved yellow semi-circles along the border at either end. At either end of this central design of the smaller ringed section, there is a horizontal, rounded, red band with a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved yellow semi-circles along the border at either end. Painted green in the plain bands in between these designs of the smaller ringed section. The base has downward pointing red triangles; a green band; a horizontal yellow band of vertical grooves; a horizontal wood 'fringe' of carved red semi-circles; and a plain horizontal, rounded band.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, skin, paint and fibre
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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