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Purse3237/8

Rectangular leather purse. Bag consists of a wallet and a cover, attached by a long thin strap made of twisted leather that holds the wallet inside the cover. Cover has red and black tooling on front in linear patterns with a square at centre. Top has two green leather ‘’tubes’ to each side from which the strap emerges, and a yellow triangle between. Cover is seamed at back. The red inner wallet has two compartments each covered by a large flap. Innermost pouch is decorated with black lines on a red background. Leather tassels hang from bottom.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3237/7

Leather purse. Bag is rectangular, rounded on bottom edges, with a long, braided leather shoulder strap. The bag is constructed out of a single piece of leather, folded to create two compartments and a flap at front. Sides of compartments are sewn. A long shoulder strap of braided leather is attached at top corners and tassels made of crimped leather hangs from corners as well as centre bottom of flap. The front of the bag is decorated with linear tooling, and lines in black.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kurent Mask3272/1

Large mask. A leatherette form fits over the head, and is covered with a thick pallet of sheep wool, a long red leather face emerging at centre. Face has a trunk-like nose painted with yellow, black and white stripes, and a long red and white tongue hanging below. A moustache of sorghum sits below the nose, with bean teeth attached. Goose feathers serve as large ears along the side of the head, and long black horns emerge above. Wool pompoms and bunches of pheasant feathers top the horns, and a wreath of ribbons and paper flowers span the distance between them.

Culture
Slovenian
Material
sheep skin, goose feather, skin, synthetic fibre, pheasant feather, wool fibre, sorghum grass, paper, bean and metal
Made in
Ptuj, Slovenia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shinje Taita Mask3010/14

Shinje Taita or Father Sun mask. Face is long and narrow with a prominent pointed chin. The face is painted red with small black eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth. The eyes are deeply set and close together. The nose has a narrow ridge, and the mouth has pursed lips. A headband of alternating squares of green and yellow with red dots extends across the forehead with yellow feathers and a single brown feather extending up from. Two colourful feathers extend down from the headband - one on each temple. There are two holes on either side of the face with a leather strap attached for wearing.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, paint, animal skin and feather
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Harpist3010/21 a-d

Male figure playing a harp. Male figure (part a) wearing knee-length black robes with a white tie at the waist and a necklace made of white and red seeds. Both arms and legs are moveable. The large harp (part b) has two feet and is strung with nylon. The figure has large hands with long fingers, and an open mouth in which a dark brown wooden pipe (part c) fits. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part d), which has been painted white on top, and has four leather loops for footholds.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint, seed and synthetic fibre
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Violin Player3010/20 a-d

Male figure playing a violin. Male figure (part a) wearing knee-length black robes with a white tie at the waist. He holds a violin (part b) in his left hand and a bow (part c) in his right, both strung with nylon. His mouth is open and baring teeth. Both arms and legs are moveable. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part d), which has two leather loops for footholds.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Flute Player3010/17 a-c

Flute player figure. Male figure (part a) wearing knee-length black robes with a white tie at the waist. He holds a red flute (part b) in his large hands. His head tilts to the left, and lips pursed. Both arms and legs are moveable. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part c), which has two leather loops for footholds.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, cotton fibre, animal skin and paint
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Moccasins3259/54 a-b

Miniature beaded moccasins. Made of hide with wide beaded flaps. The beading is mirrored on the two shoes. Along one flap, there is a light blue with repeating white and red diamond designs. On the opposite flaps there is a dark blue with repeating yellow rectangle designs. Dark blue strip of beading down the front of the shoes with triangles of red and yellow, and two rows of beads down the back of blue, repeating with white, green and yellow.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
rawhide skin, glass ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Costume Stick3272/4

Kurent stick, or club. Made of a thick branch of wood, slightly curved along its length, blunt at each end. A leather thong passes through a hole at grip end, and a hedgehog pelt with quills and a small amount of fur is attached to head. A meal hook is screwed into head at tip.

Culture
Slovenian
Material
wood, hedgehog skin, skin and metal
Made in
Ptuj, Slovenia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3259/44

Burden basket with tumpline. Small, square base; basket walls flare toward rim, with a slightly curved profile. Black and red cherry bark imbrication is used to create linear designs with deep ‘V’ shapes on all sides. Hide thong loops, tied through near the rim, hold a tumpline made of red and grey wool and braided cedar bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx ?
Material
cedar root, wool fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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