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White Heart3113/2 a-d

Tall glass sculpture with three cedar mount parts. A tall glass cylinder (part a), rounded at top and bottom, is the central piece in the sculpture, representing a trade bead. Its under-layer is frosted white, covered by a red frosted cut-out layer in swooping patterns and dots. It sits on a low, round cedar base (part b), carved along the edge, with a mat of woven cedar bark at centre. A hole in the middle supports a wood pole (part d) that extends throught the glass cylinder and is capped at top by small wooden lid (part c), carved similarly to the base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
glass, yellow cedar wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin3097/71

Articulated fish with vertical bands of incised dashes forming semilunar designs and small vent pins protruding in dorsal and ventral body. A short metal chain in its mouth connects the fish with the pin. A rectangular purple stone bead is an ending string connector. Superior part of metal pin has one peacock design standing in a "v" leaf motif.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
silver alloy metal and quartzite stone ?
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubE 1887.74

A short wooden club the two ends representing seals heads.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket3103/21

Cylindrical woven basket with round flat base, wide mouth and walls that flare slightly towards rim. Decorated with geometrical swirls around sides, and a ringed circle on the base. Rim is dark brown.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
grass ? or willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3103/17

Large woven tray with steep walls and flat base. Decorated with four chequered bands decreasing in size towards centre of basket. Top band has four pronged squares hanging at equal intervals around basket.

Culture
Apache
Material
willow wood ? or dye ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figurine29.423

Culture
Tiwanaku
Material
stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bag3120/1

Felted wool bag, rectangular in shape with a flap covering the mouth and folding half way down the front.. Flap closes with a round, stone button. A braided handle is made of red and green yarn and attached at the upper corners. The front is embroidered with an igloo and sailboat, the flap with two purple walruses, and the back with flowers in orange, green and red, with blue vines. Red yarn is sewn around the edges of the flap and opening. The interior front of the bag is lined with thick brown paper.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, paper, stone and cotton fibre
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3077/31

Bow and four wooden arrows tied together in a round bundle. Three arrows are made of reed with long sticks inserted into one of the ends, black and grey-white feathers on shaft and grey stone points sunk into the wood at tip. Black twine used to secure joins. One of the arrows is made of cane and has a pointed tip inserted into one of the ends. Wooden bow has a twisted plant fibre string tied to each end.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
feather, reed grass, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/20

Stick with feathers on top, blue and orange-red parrot feathers in the middle. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns around stick. Twisted cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
parrot feather, feather, wood, cotton fibre, bast fibre and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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