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SpoonIc11

A wood spoon of dark brown to blackened patina at the front. Entire wood piece is curved with a long shallow scoop-like single-ribbed bowl, slightly swelling with squared end. Bowl tapers into a short handle which flares towards the thick ribbed butt end that curves outward. There is black wood inset, width-wise at the bowl and handle join: two pieces with three bead-like pieces in between. Simple mushroom cap-like-shaped finial.

Culture
Toradja
Material
wood
Made in
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureIb425

Polychrome, carved wood sculpture of a standing dark brown tortoise supporting a green serpent-like dragon curled on its shell which is also surmounted by a standing white-winged, red-brown dragon ? whose front paws hug the snake body at the neck. Tail has multi-pointed plume like both wings, all of which are outlined by red. End of snake is in an upright position at the back. All three creatures face the same direction with open mouths and bulging eyes. Dragon-like figures have tall ornate crowns and fanged teeth. Face at the back of the upper figure's crown has a beak. Creatures' heads move and are held in the neck areas with pins.

Culture
Balinese
Material
metal, paint, lime mineral and wood
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ShaperSe149

A double layer of padding in blue checkered cotton fabric is tied to a flat rectangular piece of wood with an incised pattern on the exposed surface. A short band of blue floral material is sewn on to the cover of the top pad. A cord is wrapped around the ends of the pad, hooked into notches in the board. The incised pattern is very faint, the cuts are very shallow; the pattern is rough, rectangular in in shape, without regularity.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and wood
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GraterSe147

Wooden tool of oval face with rounded handle. Small decoration at shoulder of handle. Flat face with many metal spikes driven into it.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GraterSe146

Wooden tool of dual face with decorated handle. Large face has many metal spikes driven into it in a somewhat regular pattern. Reverse face is flat. Handle has small carved decorations on edges, at butt end, centre of handle, and top where handle widens.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeSe145

Small knife with short metal blade. Blade is flat and curved with interior curve and rounded end sharpened. Blade is inserted into groove in handle bound with coated cord. Curved wooden handle tapering towards blade is rectangular in cross section. Handle has small point at base and it is decorated with a faded woven band tied to the point and back of the handle. Several small braided strands fall below point with threads of tan, red, blue, and brown.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
iron metal, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeSe144

Flat curved metal blade with inward curve and round end sharpened. Blade inserted into handle which has a flattened oval shape in cross section and a groove at end for blade with butt end having small point. Blade bound in place with coated cord. Handle decorated with long woven band in green, yellow, white, and red, tied to point and back of handle with green thread. At handle end, four braided and beaded strings fall forward (beads yellow, red, green, and black).

Culture
Shipibo
Material
iron metal, wood, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeSe143

Conical bowl with engraved triangular pattern at outer rim, two parallel incised lines near join with mouthpiece, and carved extension at bottom. Dark brown exterior with blackened interior and roughly carved to a depth of about two-thirds of bowl length. Mouthpiece joined near centre of side of bowl with join surrounded by cord. Tube of bone slightly curved. The join is not perpendicular to the vertical axis of the bowl.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood and bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ShaperSe148

Rectangular flat brown board with red pad, green and tan covering tied to it. Board is incised on the exposed side with a series of triangular notches around the edges and at centre. The pattern is a mirror image around the central point. Two notched decorations extend from the sides of this field. A thick stuffed pad covered with a floral patterned material is tied to the board with ends hooked into notches at the ends. A band of the same material is sewn to a green and tan covering and attached in a like manner.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe426

Cylindrical shaped fibre and wood Tago ? mask with a conical shaped head and a long face that curves lower then the straight across back. The face is painted white with brown and black detailing. The eyes are open and outlined in a brown fish-like shape. The wooden nose projects out while the mouth is made of two boar tusks adhered facing the opposite direction over top of black painted detailing. The sides have rectangular sections painted with diagonal lines; a circular fibre ring hangs on either side with two kinds of shells and feathers. On top of head is a rounded cap of dark fibre with a lighter fibre bushy top knot. Feathered arrow-like stick sits in the middle of the head.

Culture
Tami
Material
boar tusk, wood, feather, paint, shell, grass and bark fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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