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Noh Mask3118/1

Noh Okina (翁) mask, depicting an old man. Mask is carved from wood, with exaggerated wrinkles on brow and cheeks, down-turning eyes, a wide nose, and incised lines on upper lip indicating a mustache. The mask is painted light grey with black accents and a red mouth. The separated chin (切顎; kiriago) is attached with strands of fibre on either side of the mouth, with a long beard, possibly of horse hair, falling from chin and lower lip. Bushy circles of fibre above the eyes represent eyebrows. A long, cream coloured, braided tie is attached to either side of the mask. The inside is painted black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, plant fibre, horse hair ?, paint and synthetic fibre
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quill Loom3109/2

Quill loom. A piece of willow wood is bent into a bow to support the weaving. At one end is attached a short strip of moosehide held in place by a pin topped with a red plastic ball. To the hide is sewn several cotton threads. Near their opposite ends, the threads pierce a thin rectangle of cardboard that keeps them separated; they are then tied to the other end of the wood. Woven into the threads are porcupine quills dyed multiple colours, creating cream-coloured diamonds on a background of alternating areas of light green, dark pink, and yellow. Borders of white and yellow line each side of the weaving. The quills have not been trimmed.

Culture
Dene
Material
willow wood, moose skin, cotton fibre, porcupine quill, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quill Loom3109/1

Quill loom. A piece of willow wood is bent into a bow to support the artwork being created. At one end of the willow is attached a short strip of moosehide to which is sewn several cotton threads. Near their opposite ends the threads pierce a small rectangle of cardboard to keep them separated, and are then tied to the other end of the willow. Woven into the threads are porcupine quills dyed multiple colours, creating patterns of 'X's and diamonds on a cream-coloured background. The quills have been cut to a length of approximately 1 cm at the back of the weaving.

Culture
Dene
Material
willow wood, moose skin, cotton fibre, porcupine quill and dye
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3083/18

Necklace made of light brown and grey-brown seeds, with three groups of two black and one red seeds at sides and back. Piranha lower jaw with ten teeth hangs at the bottom middle, plus one dangling pendant with a "huayruro" red seed and small beads in red, black, white and turquoise.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, fish jaw bone and cotton fibre
Made in
Tarapoto, San Martin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ritual Funerary Stick3104/3

Ritual funerary stick. A large, round bundle of plant fibre, wide at bottom and narrowing toward the top, densely wrapped by thin, twisted fibres coloured in wide bands of white, light brown, and dark yellow pigment. Feather down is woven into the fibre in several places, mainly around the midpoint. At top is a smooth stick of forked wood, wrapped into the body of the piece with the twisted plant fibre. It is thickly covered with yellow pigment. Two long handles of twisted fibre are attached either side, at midpoint.

Culture
Tiwi
Material
plant fibre, wood, ochre pigment ? and feather
Made in
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/11

Small woven round basket. Round opening, then basket widens in the middle, then tapers to a flat base. Pattern of four dark diamonds on sides. Rim is ringed with a band of alternating yellow and brown strands in between dark brown and light brown bands. Base is light brown with a ring of light brown dots around it.

Culture
California
Material
grass ?, willow wood ? or dye ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool2990/743

Weaving tool (batten ?). Flat base, obtuse distal end, plano-convex sides and small grooves in front and back of body. Slightly broken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
bone
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle42.26.2

Gift of Daniel Berry Austin

Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Pipe3103/27 a-b

Long wooden stem and stone pipe. Stem is smooth and unadorned, with a joint carved out of each end. Stone bowl is L-shaped, decorated with two incised rings at each opening and three rings at corner.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood and catlinite stone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Stick2990/803

Wooden throwing stick with animal bone handle in the form of a duck and bone pin on opposite end. Gut and cotton threads binding around duck decoration. Bone pin has a band of incised lines near acute point and flat base. Cracked and worn.

Culture
Paracas
Material
wood, bone, cotton fibre and intestine
Made in
Ocucaje, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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