• Results (3,080)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

NecklaceAa132

Long strand of ostrich eggshell beads of uniform size, interspersed with short pieces of brown reed. Strung on sinew and tied at the end with a strip of brown leather, which also ties the strand together in eight loops.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg, wood, sinew and leather skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
SandalsAa123 a-b

Pair of flat leather soles (parts a and b). Both have punctured holes on either side of the heels, and one each placed between the toes. Leather thongs are inserted in each hole, cross-knotted on the underside of sole and knotted at the heel.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
eland skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shadow PuppetIb271

Humanoid shadow puppet figure with handle extending down from feet and split on either side, attached with string. Skin is perforated to hilight linear detail. Head in profile and body in three-quarter view, standing on one foot with other knee raised. Arms oriented with elbows out and hands held with fingers loosely curled, palms up in front of chest. Head is green, large, and round with upturned eyes. Tusks on top and bottom at outer corner of mouth; one large tusk at front. Mouth is red; tusks white, fleshy nose. Body is tan with black perforated lines marking legs, genitals, protruding stomach.

Culture
Javanese
Material
skin, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shadow PuppetIb323

A two-dimensional male figure puppet with a one-piece wood body carved in low relief. Unpainted wood handle extends below the foot on the left. Leather arms are jointed at the shoulders and the elbows. Wood sticks are attached to the palms to manipulate the arms. Profile body and face are looking to the right. The light red face has a large protruding nose, short hair, moustache, and dark red ring beard. The upper teeth are visible. Wearing a yellow military cap with a black visor, a high-collared yellow uniform, and tasseled epaulette on the left with a light red belt. Pronounced posterior and a long black sword is worn from the hip on the left. The straight legs spread considerably. Red ground is between the black shoes. The hands are bent with a hooked thumb and a protrusion from the finger. Front and back of the figure are identical.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, leather skin, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shadow PuppetIb269

Reptile figure with open mouth, standing on a brown base that curls up at each end and in centre. Red lip prominent; fangs and teeth are off-white. Serrated tail. Tjempurit missing. Mouth, legs, eyes, gills accentuated by small holes and slits.

Culture
Javanese
Material
skin and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
SwordCc2 a-c

Sword (part a) with scabbard (part b) and cord (part c). Sword has a double-edged blade with two crescents on either side at the hilt end. Hilt is covered with brown leather decorated on each side with a star of four intersecting lines on one side and two n's on other side. Pommel is decorated with brass and steel caps superimposed on each other. Grip is covered with black leather. Scabbard is brown leather stretched and sewn over a wood frame with two brown leather rectangular straps. There are two tin bands at either end wrapped around and decorated with excised star and punched dots to make a stippled line around all edges. Chape of scabbard is tan leather and edged with tin. Cord of red and green wool with a tassel at either end is braided over a central core and knotted to the straps.

Culture
Nupe ?
Material
steel metal, leather skin, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Neck OrnamentAa30

Three strands with alternating groups of red and white beads with button fastener, strung on sinew. Groups of beads separated by leather strips.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
glass, sinew, ostrich egg and leather skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceAa26

Four strands of brown reeds alternating with glass trade beads of white, black, orange, yellow, green, red, and blue strung onto synthetic twine. Large wooden bead of unusual design central piece.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grass, glass, leather skin and synthetic fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shadow PuppetIb268

Puppet depicting a male human figure. Downturned white face with black moustache and eyes. Ketu, black with red band. Sumping. Black hair with a red tie. White ruffled skirt, ruffles outlined with black. Legs, arms, torso, and neck gold, pink, black, green, and red. Feet close together with black shoes. Movable arms, each with a control rod attached. Gelang on one lower arm. Handle extends down from feet.

Culture
Javanese
Material
wood, skin and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shadow PuppetIb267

Puppet depicting a male figure. Facial features prominent and exaggerated. Face is pink, eyes and lips are red, moustache, eyebrows, and ears are black, and ketu is green with gold bands. The figure is shown wearing a loose-fitting green jacket and tight-fitting trousers with green, gold, and brown stripes. The hands, kris, and dodot are brown. The feet are spaced and wearing black shoes. The arms are movable, and each has a black control rod attached.

Culture
Javanese
Material
skin, wood and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record