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Drum1157/8

Drum made of wood covered in animal skin with short, mottled off-white and brown hair. Overall drum shape is cylindrical at top half, and tapering towards base on bottom half. One piece of skin stretched over bottom and up sides with a scalloped edge is joined to a circular piece of skin stretched over the top of the drum by wound strips of skin that have been pulled through holes at the edges of both pieces of skin. (Pink synthetic ribbon attached to one of two handles at top edge.)

Culture
Ganda ?
Material
wood, animal skin and fibre
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model AnchorA2.273 h

A small round semi-circle piece with a hole at the top middle. The wood rim has sinew coiled around it. Long thin band of skin is attached.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, seal skin and sinew
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.223

Imitation of a white man's face. Hide modelled and stretched into form of face and then dried. There is no framework. Face surrounded with white-grey hair. Dark brown hair on the forehead. White-grey hair for eyebrows. Dark brown hair for moustache and goatee. Slits cut out for the eyes which have white-grey hair for eyelashes. Slit cut out for the mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
caribou skin and dog skin
Made in
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEe106

Humanoid mask made from carved tortoise shell with a strip of wiry light brown fur sticking up along the top rim for hair. Mask features two round eyeholes, sharply angled eyebrows, a nose with two small, round nostrils, and an open mouth with several fang-like teeth.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
tortoise shell, skin and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesCh283 a-b

Pair of woman's off-white felt slippers have black wool braid binding at the upper edge. There is also a red, green and black embroidered wool design on vamp and upper edge. There is a red, white, black and green concentric circle wool pom-pom on the vamp. A flat grey leather sole is glued on to the bottom.

Culture
Polish
Material
wool fibre, dye, leather skin and adhesive
Made in
Zakopane, Poland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipA2.475

A yellow-brown wood stick which tapers to a smaller point where the long skin band is attached with string wrapped around it. The long skin band coils down around the stick.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood and leather skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Drum2668/5

Small wooden drum covered on both ends with skin; skin is held in place by large metal rivets ringing the outer edges. A single black character is written on both skins; one skin has an additional oval-shaped stamp. Small metal handles on either side of the drum (one handle is missing).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
wood, skin, metal and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument2668/2

Cantonese opera instrument. Two string fiddle, or violin (erhu, erxian), with bow attached, made from bamboo cane; two gourd-like pegs and two strings stretched over a bridge attached to a section of bamboo covered with reptile skin. Bow is strung with hair.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, horse hair, reptile skin and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.40

Black, triangular piece of leather with a fringe and border of alternating sections of red and black seeds sewn onto it. The centre of the piece features decorative beading with black, red and white-brown coloured seeds, as well as the necks of three gourds, sewn so that they protrude from the leather at a ninety degree angle.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
leather skin, seed, gourd fruit, fibre, grass and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry Basket1719/40

Rectangular burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Basket has three skin loops and five skin ties. On the front, there are three imprecated diamond designs. On the ends, there are two imprecated diamond designs. On the back, there are three vertical imprecated vertical designs.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass ?, dye, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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