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Wall HangingNbz780

Rectangular wall hanging with a basic structure of discontinuous weft twining. The weft is one-ply hand spun wool with a long knotted fringe on one end and loops from the warp on the other end. The warp is commercial off-white wool and forms a fringe at one end and a series of loops at the other end. The design consists of two vertical grey zigzags running vertically and two joined dark brown triangles at one corner, all on a grey-brown ground. Blue 'Salish Weaving' tag sewn to back.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
dye and sheep wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wall HangingNbz779

Rectangular wall hanging with a basic structure of discontinuous weft twining. The ground is grey with grey-yellow and grey-brown. There are four vertical rows of arrows and diamonds. The pattern consists of two arrows with a diamond in centre then two other arrows, and there are three such patterns in each row in different colours. The one-ply handspun weft has a looped finish on one end and over-hand knots on the other. The warp is five-ply machine-made wool.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
sheep wool fibre, golden rod dye and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Body MaskIe392

Tumbuan body mask/costume. A tall conical fibre, woven mask with two faces. At the top is a bird-like face crowned with cuscus fur and cassowary feathers; it has a long, protruding beak with a large feathered tassel at the end. At the centre of the body is a black human head made of clay with inlaid shell eyes and decoration; the top has human hair and feathers. Above are open eyeholes for the wearer, on the sides are armholes. The mask is of woven rattan over a bamboo frame, painted with red and white stripes and other detailing.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, cuscus skin, cassowary feather, clay, bamboo grass, rattan, feather, pigment and hair
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FinialIe391

A wooden block with four figures carved on it. A bird with a curved beak, long neck, and outstretched wings rests claws on a standing man's head. Below man's feet is a turtle and on the reverse is a crocodile that stretches to below the bird's tail. Two pairs of holes drilled in back, in bird, and below crocodile.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleIe390

Paddle with a leaf-shaped blade painted black and a cylindrical handle decorated with bands of red pigment. The butt end of the handle is ornamented with a stylized carved crocodile head finial with a carved loop beneath the neck.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumIe389

Carved wood drum with an hourglass-like shape. At the middle is a carved, rounded handle with two lines of diamond-shaped protrusions on either side; in between are bands of a repeated design that have a cowrie shell-like appearance. Each opening has a similar triangular design detail (crocodile?). One end of the drum has a carved rim.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEdz1321

Grey-white jacket with dark blue embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with frog closures. On the front are peony, pomegranate, bat and butterfly motifs. On the back are lion and prunus motifs. There is blue facing inside the neck, front sides and side seams.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1320

Small gray-white vest with indigo design. The vest has a round neck, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the front are floral, branch and bird motifs. On the back are floral, pagoda, tree and bird motifs. Around all the edges is a dark blue border. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEdz1319

White jacket with dark blue embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with frog closures. On the front and back are phoenix, butterfly and bat motifs. On the sleeves are a dragon motif and a rinceau border. There is facing inside the neck. The rest of the inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketEdz1318

White jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with brass frog closures. There are wide black borders around the neck, sleeves and centre opening. On the front, back and sleeves are butterfly motifs embroidered in black. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and brass metal
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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