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?Bowl1891.49.65

Horn dish with incised linear design and a small perforation at the handle. [ZM 14/11/2005]

Culture
Haida
Material
sheep horn and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia Haida Gwaii NW Coast, Canada
Holding Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
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Necklace1590/95

Long necklace consisting of 112 small, white, porcelain Iroquois/Seneca trade beads, from which is suspended a gorget. The gorget, silver-plated on brass, is engraved with tomahawk, peace pipe and snake, and has an engraved border. From the gorget is suspended a Lorraine Cross, silver- plated on brass, which has square ends and is engraved with decorative patterns and borders. Between the gorget and cross are two rows of three beads; two larger white porcelain beads with a brown seed bead in the middle.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
glass and metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/3 a-b

Brown leather man's belt is decorated with two rows of white painted metal grommets along the length of the belt. Extra holes form an x-shape near the centre. A bone needle case, containing a sinew threaded needle attached to a fabric and leather strip, is tied to the belt with a 2-ply leather cord. There is an antler ring at the end of the needle case. Leather strips are attached to each end of the belt, one has a metal belt fastener and the other has a series of holes, the last three holes have metal grommets. There is a separate leather strip (b) attached to the end of the belt. Fastened with a narrow (1.6 cm) strap and silver buckle. A tool made from a hollow long-bone (presumably reindeer) is attached with a leather thong.

Culture
Sami
Material
skin, metal, bone and paint
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskSh2

Light wood piece with centre hollowed out. All features of face are pronounced: red lower lip protrudes further than black upper lip around perforated mouth slit; yellow lime covers large geometric nose, softened cheekbones and chin; recessed eye sockets have protruding white eyelids around lozenge-shaped eye perforations. Eyebrows are black arcs. One perforated hole on either temple with knotted twine; the hole on the left with length of twisted wire. Knotted tag attached to hole on the right and three stamps on inside of mask.

Culture
Chane
Material
metal, wood, fibre and lime mineral
Made in
Aguaray, Argentina
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskSh1

Soft light wood; truncated cone shape with centre hollowed out. Face on flat frontal surface has projecting geometric nose, perforated eye slits. Blue eyebrows and smiling mouth painted on; flaking white lime overall. Brown feathers placed in holes once circled entire edge of face. Many have deteriorated. Large painted u-shaped comb in pink, blue, and green projects from top of head. Sections cut out for design of pink triangle topped by a blue painted bar to separate from two roosters in profile facing each other at top.

Culture
Chane
Material
wood, feather, fibre and lime mineral
Made in
Aguaray, Argentina
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WandSe10

One piece wand with pointed end of shaft that swells then flares abruptly to blunt end. From here, shaft continues to large paddle-shape whose squared tip has single flange around circumference and perforated hole through thickness. Museum label on end surface. Dark brown patina. Chipped on edges and at flare of shaft.

Culture
Arawak ?
Material
black palm wood
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEf372

Octagonal box on four circular feet; hinged lid with handle on top and movable clasp attached at front; clasp protrudes from front of base. Top of lid and sides of base are decorated with a perforated quatrefoil design. Punched dots incised on box bottom 'India 3939'. Small label on lid marked '3-43' in ink. Red worn fabric glued to inside box bottom.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal, paper, adhesive, ink and metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseSf628 a-b

Roughly conical hand-built ceramic case (part a) with a rectangular hole cut out near the base. A well fitting cover (part b) for the opening has holes in the corners matching holes on the vessel. The orange ware vessel has many small scale geometric designs of hooks and frets in lengthwise rows which are painted in black on a neutral slip base. One third of the surface, opposite to opening has no design. Nipple-like projections on base and tip of cone.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA17176

Rectangular piece of abalone fitted into a frame of copper. Two perforations at opposite sides.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
abalone shell and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17178

Necklace made of small grey/white circular pieces of clam shells with holes drilled in centre for stringing. The shells are strung on a black piece of cotton thread tied at each end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
clam shell and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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