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MaskCe355

Round hollow head with metal crown, sides carved to sit on shoulders, and deeply carved face. Metal plate on top with hole at center. Black paint around eyes, nose, mouth and back of head. Brown paint on cheeks and ears.

Culture
Southern Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre, wood, metal, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spinning Wheel809/1

Wooden spinning wheel with long wooden bar that joins two feet at the base, and two wooden cogs attached to a handle at the widest end of the base. The mechanism turns the metal wheel, which has four wooden spokes. A piece of twine runs around the wheel and a small metal cylinder that has a groove at its centre at the other end of the spinning wheel. The metal cylinder is attached to a metal bar that turns.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal, paint and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlowgunSe161

An extremely long wood pole which tapers slightly. There is an hour-glass shaped wood handle. Bark is coiled around the pole.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
wood and bark
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1249/1

Dark red humanoid devil-like mask with long strands of fibrous, twined brown hair. Face has two bulging white eyes, a rounded, protruding nose, four protruding, elongated teeth, white tusk-like shells(?) set into the mouth, cheek and forehead, protruding ears and a golden, scalloped headdress. Dangling from the figure's mouth, representing a tongue, is a long strip of red velvet-like material trimmed with golden paper featuring elaborate cutwork; six alternating large and small paper rosettes with circular mirror insets in the centre line the velvet strip. A red flame-shaped paper piece protrudes from the crown of the head, giving the impression of a rooster's comb.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
wood, paper, paint, fibre, dye, hair ? and shell ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom1201/37 a-e

Part a: loom with weaving and poles; part b: top wooden piece; part c: bottom wooden piece; part d: wooden peg; part e: knotted piece of string. The thick wooden upper piece (part b) and lower piece (part c) flank a row of fine wooden slates with a piece of white, red and blue weaving in progress (part a). The threads continue beneath the lower piece and are wrapped around eight poles.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1187/1

Basket with cone-shaped wooden frame and woven sides. Six branches form the conical frame, attached at the top to a circular branch with thin strips of hide. The sides are an open, twilled weave of black and white hair. There is a long strap attached to one side of the frame, also woven black and white hair.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
wood, skin and hair fibre
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box804/6 a-c

Bentwood box, fastened with cedar bark at seam, with base (part a), lid (part b) and woven cedar pouch inside (part c). Outside edges of lid and base covered in red ochre; traces of ochre over entire outer surface. Two sides each have two small holes for handles of which only a small piece remains.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, root ?, ochre pigment and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNbz829

Coiled cedar root cradle with parallel wood slat base construction. Wide, rounded walls at proximal end and narrow, flat walls at distal end. Overcast rim is decorated with red beading. Intricate white beaded design around the proximal end which covers the four top slats with five rows of beading per slat. The white imbrication also covers almost one entire side of the cradle, and about one third of the other side. Red cherry bark designs, in arrow shapes, are on one side as well. The distal end is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
wood, cedar root, cherry bark and canary grass
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool459/9

The object has a wood handle which is rounded out and tapers down where a metal point is at the end.

Culture
Indonesian
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Jambi, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body MaskIe505

Tumbuan body mask/costume. Mask is composed of a conical basketry top with woven facial features near the top, which is finished with a lip that juts upwards and outwards to form a circle as viewed from the top. The top is painted in alternating white and orange vertical bands. The bottom of the mask is finished with a long fringe attached to a ring of bent branch.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, bark fibre, ochre pigment ?, lime mineral ? and palm leaf
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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