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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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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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Knife2516/9 a-b

Bone-handled knife (part a) with long pointed metal blade. Base of bone handle has thick band of inter-woven wires wound around it, top has incised designs. At top and protrusion of handle there are tufts of hair, some dyed red, and longer strands of dark human hair. Blade has darkened to almost black in some areas. Part b is a wooden scabbard with incised designs in upper section, and at bottom. It has 14 dark brown double bands of grass encircling it. There are two woven circular designs made of light and dark coloured grass, among the bands. On the upper part there are 14 rows of light coloured grass wound around and through the wood underneath the incised design. Attached to the back of the scabbard is a thinner scabbard that appears to be made from a seed pod(?) which is lashed onto the scabbard with string and wire. There is a braided grass handle attached at the back of the scabbard, and a tie of cotton printed fabric tied to the handle. The wood of the scabbard has a red stain(?) over most of its surface and there is another longer tuft of hair attached behind the scabbard.

Culture
Iban
Material
wood, pod ?, human hair, cotton fibre, stain ?, metal, pig hair ?, grass ?, steel metal and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shaking the Crown BoneNb7.346 a-b

Sculptural installation in the form of two very large lahal sticks. Each is installed vertically, and rotates on a central axis. The 'male' stick (part a) has a wide copper band around its centre, with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 acid-etched into it. The 'female' stick (part b) has 5 copper inlay hands, each with a year acid-etched into it. Both have carved hands protruding from the main post - one pair of hands extend palm-up in the lower area; 8 fisted hands extend out, around the post, above the central area; one hand points downward from the upper area. Both sticks also have two colour-stained, wood veneer bands at each end, with inlaid abalone figures between them. The 'male' stick has 2 crown and 2 jester hat shapes between the top bands, and 2 trees and fish between the bottom bands. The 'female' stick has 2 trees and fish between its top bands, and 3 pairs of sticks between the bottom bands.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
yellow cedar wood, yew wood, abalone shell, steel metal ?, mahogany wood, maple wood, copper metal, stain, lacquer, wax and adhesive
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TableEdz967 c

Square, black stained table with four legs that flare and curve inwards at the bottom. Raised tabletop features an indented, square border. Table measurements and an alphanumeric figure written in white chalk on the underside of the table.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed Dagger1768/35

Metal dagger with tapered blades at either end. Skin strip wound around flat centre. One blade longer then the other. Both blades raised along centre, flat on under surface.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
steel metal ?, adhesive, skin and stain
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit GongIb461

Indonesian slit gong or Kentongan drum made from carved wood into the shape of a figure with a cylindrical shape body, a flat bottom and a slightly protruding chest. The top has a bulbous head with incised eyes, nose, mouth and ears. There is black detailing for eyebrows, eyes and moustache. There are screws on each side of the head. Through the middle of the body is a large slit opening that leads to a hollow interior.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserNbz866

Wooden mat creaser carved with two bird-like heads facing in opposite directions. Both surfaces are engraved with thunderbirds, dotted lines (rain?) and diamond shapes. An oblong opening has been carved into the centre of the piece to create a handle. The heads of the two birds are also decorated with incised lines, but different patterns. One has a series of criss-crossing diamond shapes enhanced with a white powdery substance and a circular eye, while the other has a slit-like eye and a diagonal slit on each side of its mouth. There are two incised thunderbirds on each side of the creaser, at the same end, for a total of four. They have dotted lines to represent their wing feathers and Xs on their tails, the ones in the middle of the creaser (beneath the opening) are upside down. Diamond shapes and dotted lines are likewise only represented at one end of the object, but on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
pigment, stain and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1768/84

Carved wooden spoon. Handle is decorated with a circle-dot design.

Culture
Dene
Material
mountain sheep horn and stain ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC925

Model canoe (a) with an outrigger (b) and a mast that has a crescent-shaped finial at the top. The deck has two square openings. Wood stained (?) to a dark reddish-brown.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, plant fibre and stain ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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