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DrumAf473

Round leather drum secured to ceramic base by wooden pegs driven through the overlapped then glued leather. Drum head is white. The ceramic ring is red. There is a fibrous hook.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, clay, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEd5.2873 a-b

Small lion head mask (part a) with gold tuft of hair on top of head, white hair fringe over eyes, gold eyes with black eyeballs, red nostrils, and gold teeth. Lower jaw operated on wooden peg. Red tongue. Ears attached with pegs. Part b is a yellow cotton bag.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paint and hair
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA2.609

Rectangular bentwood box with dark brown patina. Painted bird design in red and black on front panel. On opposite side are a series of vertical and slightly diagonal white lines.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy CarAe88

Toy truck with body, cabin, front, side windows, and doors formed of horizontal straw elements. The chassis is formed by four brown sticks tied with grass. The wheels are made of blue thong material with a yellow strip in centre around wheel. Four pieces of rubber hold the chassis and the body of the truck together.

Culture
Central African
Material
cotton fibre, rubber, grass and wood
Made in
Ngbulanzabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleNb567

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded spherical oval rattle joined together on the handle by three pegs. Small tufts of fur have been secured at the three places at either side where the rattle is tied. One side has a carved man's face that has black oval in tapering oval eyes with black brows above, diagonal black lines across the forehead, a black nose with red nostrils, and an open red mouth outlined by black. The other side has a carved hawk's face that has black oval in tapering oval eyes with black u form brows above, and a black beak outlined by red with a halo-like red feature around the head.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentEdz1367 a-b

Hexagonal wooden cylinder (cracked along one edge) indented in the middle with three raised horizontal wooden bands around open end; carved star-shaped floral wooden inset in open end; taut snakeskin cover on opposite end; rounded straight wooden stem with curved handle, decorated with two horizontal light wooden inlaid bands; two fluted wooden pegs, decorated with white/brown and light yellow/brown horizontal bands at one end. The pegs are attached at right angles to rectangular part of stem through two holes. There are two strings threaded through holes and wound around ends of pegs, and attached to pegs on side of sound box. Straight bow (b), curved at ends and threaded with gut, inserted under string.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, snake skin, fibre, plastic and bamboo grass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4457

Rounded wooden rattle composed of two complementary pieces. One side is marked by a carved line with eight small holes in it.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
fibre, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA7450 a-b

Tall square bentwood box (part a) with a slightly flared lid (part b). The front and back are painted red and black in different Northwest Coast stylized distributive designs. The front and back have complex designs. The side panels are painted with a black ovoid with a red line attached at the top right and bottom left corners. Box is adzed, kerfed, steamed, bent, last corner pegged, bottom pegged and nailed. The lid has traces of black paint and made of a single piece of wood.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA3571

Bentwood box, kerfed, steamed, bent, adzed. Pegged at one corner, and bottom of all sides. Three sides are decorated with an incised rectangle, leaving an undecorated border around it, that has carved horizontal lines. Fourth side is plain.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA3572

Bentwood box with a lid, bent with outside corners opened and joined at the seam with wooden nails. Three of the four sides have chiselled decoration: one of the longer sides is almost completely covered in rows of chiseling with a border of relatively smooth wood, and the two shorter sides are split down the centre with one half chiseled in rows, and the other half chiseled at the top with four rows and a border on the sides and top of relatively smooth wood.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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