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TinderAa81

Oval shaped piece of fungus with one side crusted with mud and the other side pattered like a honeycomb.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
fungus
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa165

Fine twisted brown sinew with very small white beads and three large transparent pieces of gemsbok leg sinew.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
sinew, glass and gemsbok sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TinderC1648

The long thin blades of grass are joined together by their roots.

Culture
Australian
Material
grass and root
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck OrnamentC1529

Red and white glass beads with three human teeth strung on twisted fibre string. A piece of human scalp with ginger-coloured hair is attached.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
human skin, glass, fibre and human tooth
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH2.59

Bowl made from a spherical brown gourd, hollow, with its top quarter cut off. Red and brown geometric and linear patterns are painted around the outside surface.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
paint and gourd fruit
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GarmentH2.10

Jaguar skin garment (with the hair left on), triangular in shape with a rounded point, outlined with grey seeds. In the centre of the garment is decorated with three half gourds bordered with grey seeds and scarlet, orange and yellow feathers. Along the outer edge is a fringe of grey and brown seeds with lengths of cane. There is thin fibre twine attached to either side.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
jaguar skin, seed, fibre, gourd fruit and feather
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleH2.14

Small, brown gourd rattle with a spherical body and a long handle-like tail. Carved in relief, revealing a lighter colour underneath the brown surface, are geometric borders with a main design composed of birds, trees and a house.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH1.188 a-b

Small, brown, semi-hemispherical shaped container (parts a-b) made from the bottom section of a gourd. The rim is rough and uneven. Part b is larger then part a. Both parts are undecorated.

Culture
Chimu ?
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleH2.16

Small, brown gourd rattle with a spherical body and a long, curved handle-like tail. Carved in relief, revealing a lighter colour underneath the brown surface, are geometric borders with a main design depicting a hunting scene. Geometric designs with hunting scene in main panel. Some areas have been burned a dark black-brown colour.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleH2.17

Spherical, brown rattle made from a hollowed gourd with a plain, straight wooden stick run through the centre as a handle--stylized geometric and linear designs have been shallowly carved into the ball of the rattle, revealing a lighter shade underneath the outer skin.

Culture
Andes
Material
gourd fruit and wood
Made in
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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