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LoomE217 a-i

A loom (parts a-g) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of blue, green, yellow, orange, maroon, white, pink and red geometric designs of triangles, squares and rectangles. The textile is attached at the top to one large, cylindrical shaped wooden stick (part a). Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp is a cylindrical shaped heddle covered in red twine; a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part g); one shed roll (parts d), one cylindrical shaped bar with indentations on the ends (part i) and five long cylindrical shaped sticks of various size (parts b,c,e,f,g).

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE220

Human face mask painted black with red circle cheeks, lips, and nose. Appears to have been gessoed before painting. Eyes are cut out with 'bags' underneath.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE221

Human face mask, unpainted but with a dark stain. Hair is carved with five diagonal grooves on each side pointing downward toward the middle and with jagged edging. Eyes with 'bags' underneath and mouth are cut out with an upper row of teeth. Fibre cord for hanging at back.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleC1410

A wood paddle that has a crescent-shaped finial on the end of the plain handle. The blade has a wide leaf shape with an oblique base and an acute apice.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
wood
Made in
Cook Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1411

Carved wooden stick that flares slightly at the head; the head has a notched edge and simple linear geometric designs shallowly carved around it.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trade AxeC1412

Trade axe with a diamond and zig-zag pattern created from woven black and natural coloured rattan covering the extended butt end that flares at the very back. The head flares outwards and has a curved edge. The handle is tapered to a rounded point and unfinished.

Culture
Kama ?
Material
slate stone, rattan, bark, wood and dye
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trade AxeC1413

Trade axe with a diamond pattern created from woven black and natural coloured rattan covering the extended butt end that flares at the very back. The head flares outwards and has a curved edge. The handle is tapered to a rounded point and stained reddish-brown.

Culture
Kama ?
Material
bark, rattan, wood, slate stone, dye and stain
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierD1.249

Baby carrier of striped cedar bark. Bark has been cut and bent into place. Cedar slats are placed on the inside and outside, and overcast with string to reinforce rim. Undecorated.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood ?, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayD1.250

Round cedar root tray with handles. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), and watch-spring base construction. Side of tray consists of one slat with an overcast splint rim which is not connected to tray in two places in order to create handles. Decorated with partial imbrication - diamonds outlined in either red or black-dyed cherry bark with centres of light yellow grass (three are outlined in black and six in red). There are triangles (vertex down) on the exterior sides beaded in red cherry bark. The rim is also beaded in red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochH1.52

Metal pin and clasps soldered to a miniature knife with a three lined, grooved handle and leaf pattern sheath. Four thin metal chains made of torus-shaped links attach the following: the knife to its sheath; a metal spoon to the bottom edge opening of the sheath; a wood and metal cup to the bottom middle of the sheath; and a metal iron to the bottom tip of the sheath.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
silver metal and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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