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Corn Grinding ToolE127 a-b

Metate (part a) is three-legged, with two legs at the low end and one leg at the high end. The mano (part b) is a plain, rectangular tapered piece. Dark grey coloured stone.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
igneous stone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE135

Human face mask with skin painted pink, and hair and beard painted black. Hair and beard are accentuated with vertical grooves. Black side burns painted on. Black line for each eyebrow. Eyelashes painted black. Has two holes at the top of the nose. Ears have a sideways w-shape.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE136

Human face mask painted white with red nose and cheeks. Bushy eyebrows are carved curly and painted black. Moustache and goatee are painted black. Eyes and mouth with red lips are cut out.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonE259 a-b

Plain cylindrical wood shaft (part a) with metal point (part b) that has two barbs, one on each side and one below the other. A small piece of fabric is attached to the metal point (part b). The line, which was held on by beeswax, is missing.

Culture
Sumu
Material
iron metal, bark, wood and rubber
Made in
Musuwas, Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FluteE290

Like a flute in appearance with one end flared outward.. The surface of the instrument is mottled grey-brown-black. Mouthpiece is light brown. Four holes down side of instrument. The wood has been a little burnt to be sure it is dry.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
copal wood ? and wood
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE324 b-d

Parts (b-d) of a loom. Part b: brown leather, rectangular shaped backstrap, decorated with a stamped pattern consisting of two rectangles edged with repeated lines of triangles with three flower-like images in the middle. In the centre is a circle with a landscape motif inside. Both edges are looped and have braided fibre twine attached. Part c: twisted fibre robe in blue, purple and white with tufts on either ends. One end breaks into two strands with loops on each. Part c: carved wood pick consisting of a green bird with a red stomach and long tail feathers at the top; the end tapers into a point.

Culture
Maya
Material
sisal fibre, leather skin, cotton fibre, wood and paint
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonC217

Curved; one end is wide and rounded, other end forms a narrow handle with notches (unsure if notches are intentional or the result of chipping); pearl effect.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonC218

Curved; square with rounded edge at one end; narrower square with rounded edge at other (handle); pearl effect; undecorated.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShuttleC220

Oblong shape with pointed, notched ends. Rectangular shell attached by fibre at one end and woven through other end where it rests. Includes reel.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell, fibre and wood
Made in
Baga, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC224

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides angle to a create a ridge all the way around the middle of the exterior.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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