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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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MaskEe92

Humanoid, skull shaped, with a prominent forehead and deeply recessed eye sockets. Prominent cheekbones; large red mouth with teeth showing, including four fangs. Perimeter of mask has four holes, through which a rope is threaded

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, fibre, stain and paint
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEd5.2496 a-b

A light beige mask (part a) with upraised eyebrows outlined with black diagonal lines and four curvy horizontal lines carved for furrows at the brow. The slightly oval inset eyes bulge out at an angle as the high cheek bone angles to a downward bulge. The open cut out red mouth has upper teeth. The moustache and the goatee are painted with curved black lines. Hair curls over the top of the head along the edges from a set of holes. The beard is done in a similar manner. The pupils of the eyes and the nostrils are also cut out. The bag (part b) is cream coloured with a flower in a hexagon pattern. The bag has two brown ties outlined with green, one on the side and the other on the overlaying flap to tie and close the bag together.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, hair and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEd1.224

Red face mask (male) with black crosshatching on forehead; black dotted lines on raised eyebrows; eyes white, one circular, one teardrop-shaped, bot raised; patch of brown fur on cheek on left; raised red circle with black dots on cheek on right. Elongated, white nostrils; three white teeth. White cotton fabric is attached at the back and forms a head covering with ties.

Culture
Korean
Material
gourd fruit, cotton fibre, wood, adhesive and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEd1.222

White face mask (female) with black hair parted at centre and raised eyebrows with black dots. Solid red circle in centre of forehead; another on either cheek. Bow shaped lips are parted to show red interior of mouth. Black cotton fabric and fabric ties attached at back of mask; inscriptions on inside.

Culture
Korean
Material
paper, wood, gourd fruit, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAc212

Three dimensional helmet mask with black simulated hair at crown, and a bright yellow painted face in low relief with extensive black painted linear designs that are roughly symmetrical. The eyes and eyebrows are emphasized with black paint, and the mouth is painted red with several thin teeth and a central thicker piece of wood and metal representing the front teeth. There is a blue stone in a metal setting attached to each earlobe.

Culture
Makonde
Material
wood, paint, hair, fibre, pigment, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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