• Results (1,677)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Model Drying RackA2.214 a-c

Model drying rack with three parts: two wooden sticks with short metal spikes protruding from the bottom end, attached to each other near the top with sinew strung through holes bored through the centre of each stick (a); wooden stick with a short metal spike protruding from one end (b); short, flat, slightly convex piece of wood that tapers towards either end (c).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Long ClubC49 a-b

Long club or staff made of dark brown wood. One end has a long narrow spatula shape. The finial is elaborately carved with scrolls and a stylized face. The design is bilaterally symmetrical. The shaft has been cut in half (parts a-b). One piece (part a) has the finial with two pairs of scrolls one above the other on top of the head that has circle in oval in tapering oval eyes that have lines within, wide nostrils that curl inward from either side, a thin narrow ridged nose, and a w-shaped mouth. The other piece (part b) tapers down at one end where it has been cut and flares outward into a rounded spatula-shaped end.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceC569 a-b

A circular boar's tusk drilled at the larger end and held by coiled vegetable fibres. The tusk has more than a 360 degree curve.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Model CanoeC848 a-c

Wooden model canoe (parts a-c) with one outrigger. The canoe has an oval-like shape with pointed ends, a rounded bottom and interior. The surface is painted red and black with white on the bow and stern which have small sections of shallow engraving. Across the top of the canoe are six pieces of bamboo that extend out to the pontoon and also support twelve thinner stripes of bamboo that run in opposite direction. The pontoon or float (part b) is cylindrical in shape is black with pointed, tapered ends. Inside of the canoe is a small, carved wooden paddle (part c).

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, rattan, bamboo grass, paint, lime mineral and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceH2.104

Long necklace made of small grey seeds with many small hanging strings interspersed throughout. Along the sides are parts of dried birds with black, blue, green and red feathers. The bottom of the necklaces has two tufts of brown and black hair. The strings are composed of small grey beads, long cream beads, halved brown seeds, large rounded brown seeds, black feathers and two different types of snail shells.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, feather, snail shell, fibre and hair
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
NecklaceH2.64

Long neck or bandolier style ornamental belt. Composed of thirteen strands of black and white seeds arranged to make a triangular pattern of alternate colours. Attached are six dried birds; two large orange, black and grey birds with a smaller grey and black bird at the opposing end. Around the sides are three small black birds with blue, green and red feathers and one brown bird.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
bird, fibre and seed
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BagH1.325

Hide, horseshoe shaped bag with a semi-circular folding flap that has a dark brown stripe that goes through the metal buckle. Attached to the back is a long hide strap. The flap has layers of decorative skin that is painted red and black. The front has a red painted border along with red over a layer of decorative skin. The back edge is painted black.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
paint, iron metal, skin and fibre
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
FigureM2.28

Grey stone figure carved in relief. The fragment, triangular in shape, depicts the profile of a young man standing possibly with a staff or spear in his left hand.

Culture
Roman ?
Material
quartz mineral
Made in
United Kingdom ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BraceletH2.38

Bracelet consisting of a band of alternating red, black and grey seeds; large brown seeds dangle from three separate points. The bracelet has a flat top and three triangular points at the bottom. There are twisted fibre ties on each side.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed and fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
FigureH1.214

Light orange carved figure of an animal with its head pointed downward, a rectangular saddle-like structure in relief on the top back and an oval shaped tail. There is a triangular indentation on the top of the head. The body is rectangular in shape.

Culture
Inca
Material
stone
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record