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Knife2548/2 a-b

Part a is a steel knife with a black coloured cow horn handle. Handle has two sets of four metal bands alternating with three black coloured bands. On the bottom of the knife handle there is a circular piece of metal with two black circle outlines by the edge of the metal circle. Part b is a camel skin sheath that is sewn up one side (with sinew?). Near the opening, on either side of the stitching there are two flaps of extra skin. On the tip there is a cylindrical wrap of skin. There are burnt geometric and linear designs on both sides and top of the sheath.

Culture
Samburu
Material
steel metal, camel skin, sinew ? and cow horn
Made in
Isiolo, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletAj162

Beaded bracelet with leather strap and snap closure at ends. Beads are black and red double rows bordered by single row of yellow.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, leather skin, metal and fibre
Made in
Kajiado, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsSa426 a-b

Pair of light brown leather sandals (part a-b). The sandals are made of two leather pieces, held together with a nail and a long, thin ankle and toe strap. The toe strap is knotted on the underside; the ankle strap is threaded through flaps on the sides. Some blue ink outlining marks are still visible.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
leather skin and ink
Made in
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsSa425 a-b

Pair of red, green and brown leather sandals (part a-b). The sandals have a full back and front with an open toe, in red with green stripes. A thin leather thong is threaded through the sides and tongue to secure the sandal to foot. The sandals are have black rubber tire soles and are held together with metal nails.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
leather skin, stain ?, ink, metal, paint ? and synthetic rubber
Made in
San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsSa418 a-b

Pair of girl's leather sandals (part a-b). The sandals are made of two leather pieces, held together with a nail and a long, thin ankle and toe strap. The toe strap is pulled up through a hole; the ankle strap is threaded through flaps on the sides. Some ink outline marks are visible.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
leather skin, metal, stain ? and ink
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boot1011/1

Boot with thick brown leather sole and off-white woven foot area, with discoloured black suede on toe and heel; green stripe of leather runs from toe up the front of boot; multi-coloured striped cotton forms wide band around ankle area; upper boot made from heavy black-blue wool, with red strip attached around upper edge and split in back.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
leather skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and adhesive ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Simoni2565/1

Simon Peter mask with painted red face and brown goat skin hair. The face has an open mouth and holes drilled for eyes. Above the eyes strips of goat skin are attached for eyebrows. The goat skin hair covers top of head and extends around neck and forms a hood for the wearer. A twisted tie is attached to the goat skin on the left side.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre, metal and goat skin
Made in
Lilongwe, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesSa413 a-b

Pair of woman's black leather shoes (part a-b) made in a western 'loafer' style. The shoes have a pair of tassels attached to the front and a low heel. There is a white stamped label inside the left shoe which reads "Calzado Lucky, Producto Centroamericano Hecho en Guatemala".

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
leather skin and fibre
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsSa412 a-b

Pair of boy’s leather sandals (part a-b). The sandals have full backs and a red tongue piece attached by leather thongs to the sides. The toe strap is knotted on the underside and threaded back through the tongue piece. The sandals are have black rubber tire soles and are held together with metal nails.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
leather skin, ink, synthetic rubber, metal and paint ?
Made in
San Juan Atitan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/14 a-b

Knife (part a) with long steel blade. Top edge at blade tip is carved out in notched pattern and the blade itself curves slightly lengthwise. Base of bone handle has interwoven wires wrapped around it, upper area has incised designs and tufts of pink, black and off-white hair sticking out of protrusion openings. The wood scabbard is made of two pieces held together with 15 encircling dark brown grass bands. There are also two designs of interwoven light and dark grass forming circular patterns. The wood of the scabbard (part b) has two areas of incised designs and four areas with pink, black and off-white hair tufts. At the back of the scabbard is a thin pod-like sheath attached, which has a woven grass handle and a string attached through a slit. A piece of stiff folded pig skin(?) protrudes from the bottom opening of the scabbard. There is a group of tufts of hair at the bottom of the scabbard. The wood of the scabbard appears to have been stained.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, metal, pod ?, pig hair ?, stain ?, dye ?, pig skin ?, cotton fibre, human hair ?, grass ? and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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