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MaskEh13

Mask depicting Kappala Sanniya (which represents insanity) with a black painted face, a very small forehead, prominent brows, protruding eyes with a crescent-shaped slit below each, a bulbous nose, a prominent red upper lip, and a set of white upper teeth with a right fang. The lower jaw appears to be missing, and the left fang has broken off and is missing.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Galle, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DistaffSf1153

Distaff of light coloured, unfinished wood with a rectangular shaped handle that widens into a C-shaped end. Both sides are carved with a zigzag pattern.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre1515/11

Ball of blue fibre that merges into reddish brown and then into brown.

Culture
Iban ?
Material
bast fibre
Made in
Borneo, Malaysia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre1515/10

Ball of off-white bast fibre rolled around crumpled white paper(?).

Culture
Iban ?
Material
bast fibre and paper ?
Made in
Borneo, Malaysia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre1515/9

Skein of bast fibre in green, reddish-brown and off-white.

Culture
Iban ?
Material
bast fibre
Made in
Borneo, Malaysia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldIe504

Rectangular shape shield with a carved human figure sitting on the top holding a cylindrical shaped object to his face. The shield is carved in relief with geometric design painted with black pigment. The recesses of the shapes are painted dark orange with the surrounded areas painted white. The sides of the shield are decorated with bunches of fibre strips tied through to the opposite side. There is a large carved handle and a black and orange painted diamond design at the back of the shield.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, fibre and pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thimble Ring1210/2

Silver thimble ring. Central section narrows and thins back to each side. Central design is of a six-petal flower.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silver metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe491

Mask, oval shape in shape with a slight narrowing at the bottom; made of a fibre surface mounted on a bamboo support. Depicted is a face in the lower quarter of the mask. The face has round, cutout eyes and a flat protruding mouth with down attached below. Above and around the face is a curving leaf-like pattern along the sides and centre in black and red on a white ground. Design outlined in vines as lines. Long fibre fringe on band along the entire perimeter. Woven hook at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
down feather, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/9

Skin with on square end and one pointed end. Two of the edges are straight while the others are not.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/8

Skin with the outline of a shadow puppet etched into on side. The skin has been cut along the line of the outline.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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