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Comb2878/31

Square comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?). The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ? and wood
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/30

Rectangular comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?) between two metal pieces. One of the end metal pieces has a loop bent into it at the midpoint, while the other is flat. The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. On the side opposite the hook there is a small thread which is wrapped around the end of the comb. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ?, wood, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/29

Rectangular comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?) between two metal pieces. One of the end metal pieces has a loop bent into it at the midpoint, while the other is flat. The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. On the side opposite the hook there is a small thread which is wrapped around the end of the comb. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ?, wood, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire Kit2878/28 a-d

Fire starting kit consisting of four components. Part a: Two caps on the either end of a small rope which attach to either end of a bamboo stalk (part b). These caps come from a single silk worm cocoon that has been cut in half. There is a flat, rectangular piece of iron that is used with a flint (part d) attached to the length of rope. The iron is curved into a hook-shape on one corner in order to allow the iron to hang off the piece of rope. Part b: Length of bamboo stalk, hollow at one end to allow for the storage of parts c-d, inside there is a bundle off-white un-spun silk fibre. The closed end of the bamboo stalk is burnt and blackened. This end is the carbonated end used to light a dried silk tuft to ignite a fire. Part c: A tobacco leaf rolled up and bent at one end. Part d: Piece of stone used as a flint. It is mostly black with streaks of brown and there is a brown line that runs down the centre of the stone. The edges are mostly jagged, but there is one smooth edge.

Culture
Indian
Material
bamboo grass, tobacco leaf, stone, cocoon, silk fibre and iron metal
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Oil Basket2878/27

Two baskets tied together. Each basket is woven tightly from medium size strips of brown bark. There is a lip at the opening of both and the baskets are tied together with a piece of the weaving that has been pulled loose from the weave itself. The two pieces of bark are then tied into a simple knot.

Culture
Indian
Material
sisal bark
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot Hanger2878/26

Brown knotted-rope pot hanger. At one end of the rope the fibre has been wrapped into a circular shape. The circular shape has 4 four separate ropes and the rest of the ropes are knotted around the circle to keep it in place. There are 10 ropes coming out of the circle. The ropes are grouped together in twos as the ropes leave the circle. Each group of ropes is knotted twice together. The second knot is tied by taking one rope from one group and another rope from a second group and then they are tied together into a new knot. From these two ropes, after the knot, only one rope emerges.

Culture
Indian
Material
sisal bark
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2878/25

Earthenware pot, terracotta in colour. There is a groove in the wall approximately 11 cm up from the base of the pot. Within this groove is a line that protrudes out slightly .

Culture
Indian
Material
clay
Made in
Puri, Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings2878/23 a-b

Pair of cast silver earrings, each consisting of a curved ear hook soldered to a rectangular cast silver 'tablet' which is in turn hinged to a larger oval cast silver 'tablet'. This oval section, which forms the main body of the earring, has a silver cast 'feathered snake' design affixed over a red glass centre piece and a 'double scroll thunder pattern' etched around the perimeter. The upper rectangular section has a design of interlocking triangular shapes symbolizing the four directions. Three tapered, cylindrical -shaped ornaments hang by soldered eyelets and shot sections of linked silver chain from the bottom of the oval tablet, each of which has a design of three diamond shapes touching point to point.

Culture
Kazakh
Material
silver metal and glass
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring2878/22

Wide, silver band with three round, dangling ornaments. Around the band of the ring there is a floral or quatrefoil design. On the front of the ring there is a triangular, crown-like extension with a loop at the tip. There is also a loop at the base of the crown from which a ring and three dangles are hanging. The dangling ornaments are all round with a loop to attach onto the ring.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
silver metal
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2878/21

Silver, cuff-style women's bracelet. There are seven triangular-shaped protrusions extending along the base of the bracelet, at the end of which there is a rounded tip. Between each protrusion is a rounded, linear shape with lines incised across the length. Just before the ends of the bracelet (at the opening) there is a carved pattern of two lines of circular shapes, followed by a smooth finish on the rounded ends.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
silver metal
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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