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MaskIe480

Mask depicting a long and narrow human face with protruding eyes, a protruding tongue and a recurved nose with the head of a boar-like figure at the chin. The face is heavily encrusted with shells at the edges, and ornamented with black cassowary feathers at the sides. Tusks protrude from the nostrils and the cheeks as well as from the cheeks of the boar-like figure. Sennit fibre tassels are tied through holes along the protruding rod running from the forehead to below the mouth. A loop hanger is attached at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre, cassowary feather, shell, wood, paint, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe479

Carved wood mask consisting of a head with an elongated brow; a long nose, mouth and chin. The top of the head is decorated with cassowary feathers and a small tuft of human hair. The face is elaborately detailed with dark blue, light blue and brown stylized designs on a white ground. There is a long, cylindrical shaped piece of wood that stretches from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the mask; on the end is a small carved bird. The forehead and the side of the face are inlaid with rows of small shells; the eyes and sections of the forehead are detailed with inlaid cowrie shells. The nose has boar tusk on either side. The lower sides and bottom are lined with small bundles of sennit fibre. The bottom tip and the sides have bundles of black feathers.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, shell, cassowary feather, sennit fibre, human hair, boar tusk, paint, cowrie shell and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteIe455

Flute stop. Carved with an obal face with a handle extending from the bottom. Inlaid cowrie shell eyes are surrounded by a black tapering oval. Open black mouth with red lips and white teeth in a grin. Face is decorated with curvi-linear triangular lines painted red, black, and white. Cylindrical handle tapering at both ends. Handle is black with horizontal red and white bands at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, cowrie shell and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1283/18 a-b

Painted wooden carving of a standing eagle with wings outstretched as if poised for flight (part a); the eagle is painted brown with a white head and tail feathers and yellow talons and beak. Part b is a segment of branch mounted on a thick wooden base with a short horizontal offshoot at the top to act as a perch; the base is covered with short dark brown inked lines.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1400/2

Cylindrical-shaped tube with a cut-out design of a dragon down the side. Inside of tube is red. Outside of tube is gold. There is fibre wrapped around one of the ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint ? and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1400/1

Cylindrical-shaped tube with a cut-out design of a dragon down the side. Inside of tube is red. Outside of tube is gold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1262/316 d

Large wooden cross with pedestal base and small pyriform protrusion at top and round protrusions at ends of cross-piece. Surface is undecorated and painted black.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEdz1093

Miniature wooden figure of a woman sitting on a white crane--woman has black hair and wears a gold, green and red robe. Bird is white with a green bill and feet. Base is a flat, red wooden rectangle.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Macau ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plate1080/12

Black circular dish with golden rim and golden bamboo painted on the surface.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plate1080/11

Black circular dish with golden rim and golden flora painted on the surface.

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