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Headband2948/103

Woven seed headband. The headband consists of two rows of seeds strung between lines of grass fibres. At either end the headband decreases in depth to a single string of seeds with long woven endpieces to serve as fasteners.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed, plant fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband2948/102

Woven headband decorated with grey-blue seeds woven parallel to each other between two thin strips of woven fibre. The ends are knotted together.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband2948/101

Seed headband. The headband consists of a single row of seeds strung parallel to each other on two woven strands of plant fibre. The woven fibres extend into long strings on each end and are knotted together.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/99

Necklace. The necklace is formed from a single long string of blue-grey seeds strung onto a synthetic fibre which is knotted together. Some of the seeds are cracked.

Culture
Asmat
Material
synthetic fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/98

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single strand of synthetic fibre strung with one row of grey-blue seeds. One seed has been attached at a perpendicular angle to the rest of the seeds.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/97

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single, long synthetic fibre strung with mainly grey-blue and some white seeds. Many of the seeds now appear dark brown in colour. Gaps along the length of the fibre suggest that seeds may be missing.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/96

Seed necklace. The necklace consists of a single long strand of synthetic fibre strung with grey-blue seeds. The necklace is decorated with a large perforated tooth which serves as a pendant. Some seeds now appear dark brown in colour.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed, synthetic fibre and tooth
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/95

Necklace comprised of four strings of blue-grey beads attached to a rusted metal zipper end, and fragments of a bird’s beak. The beak forms the lower most decoration of the necklace and acts as a pendant along with the zipper. The four doubled over strands of seeds are bundled together and tied with medium blue fibre about a third of the way up from the beak and zipper decoration. The zipper end and beak are attached to the bundles by thick, brown woven plant fibres.

Culture
Asmat
Material
seed, synthetic fibre, plant fibre, metal and bird beak
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2948/94

Long seed necklace. The necklace is made from light brown seeds strung onto a single strand of synthetic fibre. Aside from the brown seeds there is also present a single blue-grey seed.

Culture
Asmat
Material
synthetic fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband2948/78

Arm ornament. Thick band of tightly woven natural fibres; two thick bands of dark red, alternating around a thinner band of yellow-orange fibres. The inside is dark brown in colour. The band is flexible.

Culture
Asmat
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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