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Rattle3041/5

Rattle made of strands of plant material curved to form a handle, and then widening to form the bodies of two joined rattles. The same material is wrapped around the handle, and around itself at the base of the handle in order to hold the twin rattles firmly together. Intertwined between the strands on the rattles are strips of leaf (coconut?) in an open weave. Large round pieces of gourd form the base of each rattle. Inside are small white seeds that make a sharp noise when the object is shaken.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
coconut leaf, gourd fruit and seed
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3041/4

Necklace of cowrie shells with a gourd pendant. A double line of cowrie shells makes up the majority of the chain, strung on plastic fishing line. At the bottom are three pairs of shells interspersed with three strands of plastic beads in black red and white. A small brown gourd hangs below this, covered in a loosely woven covering of raffia, with a raffia tassel hanging below. The gourd is embellished with three evenly spaced decorations of a cowrie shell surrounded by a circle of beads.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
cowrie shell, gourd fruit, plastic and palm leaf
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3041/3

Staff made of thick, stiff strands of dried grass, wrapped with raffia in an open weave to make up the handle. From the bottom protrudes a tuft of raffia, wrapped with a band of woven white fabric and grey plastic twine. Two circular patches of raffia are attached close to the base, topped with cowrie shells arranged in a flower motif. The top of the staff is covered in unbleached cotton, edged with two kinds of braided synthetic banding. Attached to the cotton are three small gourd rattles, also wrapped in open raffia weaving, each with a single cowrie shell and plastic bead decoration. Three lines of cowrie shells are glued to the cotton between the gourds.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
grass, gourd fruit, palm leaf, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, cowrie shell, plastic and adhesive
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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His First Day of School3043/2

Large photographic print. A young boy stands in the centre of the photo. His smiling face and lower legs are in colour, while his torso and upper legs are surrounded by a rectangular black & white, X-ray type image overlaying the colour picture. Inside the rectangle he is wearing a neat suit coat, pants and tie, hands joined behind his back. Seen in the background are a hardwood floor, a washroom, and a frosted window. On the sides of the photo are images of cellulose film notches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Shishalh
Made in
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3041/2

Costume skirt made of long, plain strips of raffia hanging from a thin cotton waistband.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
palm leaf and cotton fibre
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3041/1

Filá headdress. Gourd headpiece, with hanging raffia cover. The half gourd is decorated with lace around its rim and across to the top centre where it wraps around a protruding lip. On the body between the strips of lace are woven circles of raffia beneath flower shaped arrangements of cowrie shells and plastic beads. Out the top protrusion emerges a stiff tuft of raffia held together by a wrap of grey plastic twine. From the lower rim of the gourd hang thick, metre long strands of raffia, entirely encircling the headdress so that the fringe hangs down evenly over the wearer’s front and back.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
calabash fruit, palm leaf, fibre, cowrie shell, adhesive and plastic
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Antefix Figure3053/1

Terracotta antefix of face with exaggerated features. The mouth smiles in a toothless, widely curving grin, over a round chin. Nose is small with a concave bridge, brow descending in a thick centre point over top. Eyes are small and protrude slightly. Back of piece is flat, with construction marks crossing the surface. Figure is made of orange-grey clay with some shell and pebble inclusions.

Culture
Roman
Material
clay
Made in
Italy ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sursab - Flute3033/1

Painting in synthetic polymer paint on canvas, with a black wooden frame. Image is of a crouching male, facing right, wearing a large coloured headdress as well as leg, wrist, arm and waist bands, and holding a flute in both hands in front of his upper body. The background is in three shades of blue. Signed in lower right corner: "P.JAKUPA.JNR 2008-2012".

Culture
New Guinea
Made in
Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3012/2

Small basket with attached lid, constructed in a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket is low and round, with wide flat base, and walls that slope inward from shoulder toward a wide round mouth. The lid is attached to the basket by two tied strands of grass. Lid is round and slopes gently upward to a flat peak. Both basket and lid are decorated with a red ring which is crossed by abstract linear markings in light orange and dark purple.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3012/1 a-b

Small basket and lid with a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket (part a) is rounded and slightly oblong, with vertically straight sides. Four crosses are woven into the pattern in dyed blue-green grass fibre. The rim is of the same colour. The lid is also rounded and oblong, with an inset lower lip that fits snuggly inside the rim of the basket. A braided grass tie attaches the round woven handle to the centre. Four green crosses are woven into the lid.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
yucca leaf ? or fern ?
Made in
Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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