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PanpipesH2.15

A miniature set of panpipes made from a row of hollow bamboo segments of graduated lengths arranged into two groups. The segments are threaded through a larger, horizontal bamboo splint and held in place with thread and wax.

Culture
Andes
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and wax
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.24

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Plain beaded turquoise ground - the top has a red beaded border and the bottom has a red and white beaded border. The neck band is composed of cream, fibre tassels and strings of blue beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.25

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted fibre fringe along the bottom. Red, white, blue and turquoise beaded linear border at the bottom. The main design is of white beaded wavy lines on a turquoise beaded ground. Along the top edge is a tasseled, fibre cord where the neck band, composed mainly of turquoise beads, is attached.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.27

Hatchet shaped beaded apron with a cream, twisted, fibre fringe and white, red and blue beaded saw-tooth border along the bottom. The top has the same tooth and line border. The main colour is white. The neck band is composed of strands of red beads and has fibre tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.29

Necklace with small dangling loops of beads (dark blue, light blue red and white) predominantly blue, tied into a long piece of twisted cotton twine. The necklace ties together, each end has a pair of tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.31

Necklace consisting of a row of incisors sewn and tied to a twisted fibre cord. Intertwined with the teeth are pairs of tassels on the ends of short strings of red beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre, tooth and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, grass, bone, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC317

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; yellow-brown plant fibre coiling; and one set of four very long barbs. The point is decorated with swelling bulbous shape with a grooved pattern and yellow and red plant fibre coiling around the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and stem ?
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC319

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the five sets of four increasingly longer barbs with brown plant fibre coiling in betweeen. Below this, there is tapering cylindrical shape that has a grooved pattern with red and yellow plant fibre coiling underneath. The brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
resin, stem ? and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC321

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve. Underneath this, there is a plain elongated pyramidal shape. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, grass fibre and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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