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Necklace1491/4

Necklace with twelve staggered large and small brown-coloured square leather pendants, and one larger central pendant, attached to braided red-coloured cording. The central pendant has a long, narrow piece that attaches to a sphere-shaped ball, and its surface is decorated with braided leather strands around the middle.

Culture
Central African
Material
leather skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumIe416

Carved wood drum with an hour glass shape. The surface is detailed with a mirrored stylized design carved in relief. The rectangular carved handle has open scroll work with a cylindrical piece in the middle; attached are many grass ? tassels. Skin drum head bound with split, braided bamboo.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, skin, bamboo grass ?, plant fibre and pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger1431/2 a-b

Dagger type knife, with metal and bone handle and pointed metal blade. The handle has three parts, a narrow, round metal section below the stop, a wider section of alternating metal and bone inlays, and another metal section that tapers to a blunt point. The two metal sections on the handle are decorated with a dotted pattern. The sheath (part b) has a metal band at each end, with a brown, padded, leather case between. The top metal band on the sheath has a protruding hook.

Culture
Spanish
Material
metal, skin and bone
Made in
Spain
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA6727 a-b

Pair of elliptically shaped brown wooden snowshoes; both ends are pointed, with the front curving sharply upwards. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction. Two straps made from long strips of cotton are tied to the rawhide in the central section. Small tufts of multicoloured fibres ring the outside of the frame.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ghost MaskEdz1681

A flat grey ghost mask. The black horns have a tear-drop shape with a spiked swirl pattern. At the centre of the forehead, there is a red bulbous-shape which extends into the nose. The dark green ears have a vertical scroll-like shape. The circular cut-out eyes have owl-like red eyebrows. The nose is slightly cut out with red nostrils. The red cut-out mouth has five white teeth with a fang at each side, all of which are along the upper lip line. The red beard has an alternating pattern of orange-brown and red leaf-shapes with points at each end. There is red string tied at the back.

Culture
Chinese
Material
leather skin, paint and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/9

Skin with on square end and one pointed end. Two of the edges are straight while the others are not.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/8

Piece of animal skin with the outline of a shadow puppet carved into one side. The skin has been cut along the line of the outline.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1479/7 a-b

Brown-red coloured birch bark container with lid that is narrower and rounded at rim and square at the base. Lid inserts into round top and has a scalloped-cut edge with horizontal stitching. Leather handle.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
birch bark and leather skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum1474/2 a

Double-sided skin drum with two thick wooden bands around the top and bottom edges; a band of fabric covers the sides of the drum between the two wooden bands. A short, knotted leather thong is attached at one side. Inscription in Cree on one of the drum skins.

Culture
Cree
Material
skin, wood, fibre and metal
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snowshoes1474/1 a-b

Long elongated compressed oval snowshoes with a dark brown wood frame. There is fibre mesh netting at both pointed ends and skin mesh netting in between; separated by a piece of wood. One end curls upward.

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