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Bowl3383/9

Long narrow bowl with a carved figures at each end. Extending from each end is a carved human head wearing an oval ring headdress with a small sphere inside. Each face is elongated, has a nose ornament and large ears on the sides. The bowl itself is the body for each figure, with their hands and feet along the rim. The exterior is carved with concentric ring designs. The bowl is painted white except for a red band underneath one head, and the carved loops at each end which are brown on the outer edge, and deep red within.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Atsy, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield3383/8

Shield with designs carved in low relief on the concave front. The body has abstract mirrored M-shaped designs in orange-red, outlined in black, with off-white in the negative space. The top of the shield has two large round white eyes, outlined in black with black pupils and a vertical ridge extending down between them. Back is plain with a large vertical carved handle. A loop of plant fibre is tied to the handle with a Jayapura Airport (DJJ) Merpati airlines luggage tag attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Basim, Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield3383/6

Shield with designs carved in low relief on the convex front. The body has abstract mirrored M-shaped designs in orange-red, outlined in black, with brown in the negative space. The top of the shield has abstract eyes and nose. Back is plain except for a single black line painted horizontally across the shield above a large vertical carved handle.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mittens2977/5 a-b

Pair of seal skin mittens with the fur on the outside. Mittens are made of several pieces of hide sewn together with sinew. They are wide at the base and narrow slightly toward the rounded tops. Thumbs are relatively narrow. Cuffs of the same material are sewn to the wrists of the mittens. The inside is unlined hide.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants2977/3

Short pants constructed of seal skin, with a leather waistband attached to the top, and red felt cuffs sewn to each leg bottom. The front of each thigh is covered by a panel of red-painted leather and white fur surrounding an inlay of small colourful leather strips.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin ?, wool fibre and paint
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt2977/2

Cotton sleeveless shirt, cut straight at the sides and with large arm holes open from shoulder to waist band. The front is a button closure, with five buttons covered with fabric. The collar stands up and is decorated with a thick band of crocheted lace in the same colour as the shirt. On the front of the waist band, and covered when the shirt is closed, is a tag “S181” embroidered in red.

Culture
Inuit
Material
cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2977/1

Thick, short jacket that goes on over the head (no front opening). It has pink silk(?) on the arms and chest, with a bottom panel of flowers and foliage on a white background. Around the neck is a large, elaborate collar made of multi-coloured beads that sits on the chest and shoulders. Similar beading is attached to each sleeve at the wrist. Inside each cuff and around the neck is an encircling piece of thick paper to keep the area stiff. The neck and cuffs of the garment are made of black fur. The interior of the coat is lined with white and blue cotton, over a thick padding of red felt.

Culture
Inuit
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, skin, glass, paper and wool fibre
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots2977/6 a-b

Pair of child’s boots made of seal skin. The outer boot is smooth leather, white, with leather inlay in red, green, blue, and black in stripes and geometric patterns around the ankle. A brown leather sole is sewed to the bottom of the boot. The inside liner is made of hide with fur on the inside, folded over to make a cuff, and hide to the outside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, seal sinew and fibre
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots2977/4 a-b

Pair of tall, decorated, leather and fabric boots. The lower portion of the boot is made of white hide, with a thick panel of brown leather sewed on as the sole. At mid-shin are insets of red, white, green and black leather in small, fine patterns. The liner of the boot slides into this piece, also made of hide with fur to the inside, and reaches mid-thigh. The visible portion displays a white fabric panel embroidered with flowers and greenery, and a wide strip of crocheted lace over red fabric. At the tops are thick cuffs of black fur.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin ?, cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band2977/7 a-b

Pair of green knit wrist bands. Each piece is relatively narrow at the mid-point and flares toward the opening on the ends. The scalloped edging pieces at the openings are knit separately and attached to the wristlet by red wool. Each wrist band is decorated with crisscrossing lines of white beads, with each created diamond enclosing five red beads.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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